Exploring Agile HR and Finance with Jeff Gothelf - Oct 5th Agile Lean Practitioners Meetup of NJ

Join us on October 5, 2017 at the Lean-Agile Practitioners of NJ Meetup, when Jeff Gothelf author of  Lean UX , Sense & Respond & Lean vs Agile vs Design Thinking, will share his insights on 'Exploring Agile HR and Finance'. 

About the Event
This informal, Q&A-based discussion will take Agile beyond the product/tech teams and rethink the way we organize and manage work. Questions are encouraged. References will be made from Jeff’s book, Sense & Respond.

• Thursday, October 5, 2017

  6:30 PM
• Dun & Bradstreet

  101 John F Kennedy Pkwy, Short Hills, NJ, Short Hills, NJ (edit map)

About the speaker:

Jeff Gothelf is an author, coach and consultant, speaker and organizational designer. Over his nearly 20 years in digital products and services Jeff has worked to bring a customer-centric, evidence-based approach to product strategy, design and leadership. Jeff has worked in various roles and leadership positions at iXL, Fidelity, AOL, WebTrends, and TheLadders. Most recently Jeff co-founded Neo Innovation (sold to Pivotal Labs) in New York City and helped build it into one of the most recognized brands in lean and agile consulting. As a principal in Neo’s NYC office, Jeff functioned as head of executive training, coaching, workshops and education. Jeff is regularly keynoting conferences, teaching workshops or working directly with client leadership teams across North America, Europe & Asia. 

Building a Workplace People Love- Just Add Joy - Sept 25th Agile Lean Practitioners Meetup of NJ

Join us on Sept 25th, 2017 at the Lean-Agile Practitioners of NJ Meetup, when Rich Sheridan, The CEO of Menlo Innovations and author of Joy, Inc. — How We Built a Workplace People Love, will share his insights on 'Building a Workplace People Love'. 

Rich Sheridan will explore what an intentionally joyful culture must choose as its focus. He will discuss what joy looks like, feels like, how it is organized. Along the way, you will be confronted by paradoxical approaches of how workplace noise increases productivity, how two people at one computer outperforms hero-based organizations 10-to-1, how rigor and discipline emanate from a shared-belief system, how transparency conquers fear, how all of the disciplines you study including agile, lean, and six sigma when done well are really about building human relationships at the intersections of business and technology, between project management and software development, between development and design and how quality can be a natural result of a team built on trust.

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About the Speaker:

Rich Sheridan had an all-consuming thought during a difficult mid-career in the chaotic technology industry... things can be better. Much better.

In 2001, Rich and his co-founder James Goebel invented their own company to “end human suffering in the world as it relates to technology” by returning joy to one of the most unique endeavors mankind has ever undertaken: the invention of software. Their unique approach to custom software design, they named it High-tech Anthropology® has produced custom software that delights users rather than frustrating them.

The CEO of Menlo Innovations and author of Joy, Inc. — How We Built a Workplace People Love travels the world speaking about joy, creativity, and human energy in the workplace.