Becoming a Value-Driven Professional
Without a value-driven mindset, creating innovative products is impossible.
Almost all organizations I know claim to be Agile because they use Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe (the undercover waterfall agent), and they are proud to say, “We are AGILE.” It’s too naive to think a framework is enough to master agility.
For me, two massive problems hold companies back from becoming agile:
They have an output-driven mindset and fear the unknown.
With a full focus on output, you will get sub-optimal results and a demotivated team no matter the framework you use. Following a plan cannot inspire people but solving a significant problem can. The question is, how can you move from an output mindset to a value-driven one?
Let me share the characteristics of value-driven professionals and how to promote such a mindset to your team. I hope you can benefit from it.
What’s a Value-Driven Professional?
The main characteristic of value-driven professionals is doing what should be done instead of following rules blindly. They are afraid of wasting time with pointless tasks; they want to ensure their energy will yield real value instead of pleasing…
