Guest:
Steve Elliott
@stevejelliott
Steve Elliott talks with Dave Rael about gratitude, the rewards of leading an organization, loving technology, and hiring excellent people
Steve founded AgileCraft in 2013 to help leaders excel in their management duties through the use of agile to transform the way they do business. He is passionate about finding ways to help organizations scale all aspects of business operations.
Steve has been a senior executive in multiple startups including Vovici acquired by Verint, Approva acquired by Infor and Virsa acquired by SAP AG. He has lead several successful agile transformations including a large scale 50+ team agile transformation with 12 release trains at a large public company.
Steve began his career at PwC as a security and controls expert. He holds an advanced business degree from Texas Tech and is a graduate of the Executive Management Program at Northwestern's Kellogg School of Business.
Chapters:
2:43 - Dave introduces the show and Steve Elliott6:52 - How Steve got started in software8:05 - Steve's business: AgileCraft, and trying to surface the answers to the question of why to information workers 13:36 - How AgileCraft works19:01 - How Steve stays current with what he needs to know20:26 - The importance of the CEO25:21 - Hiring good people30:42 - Lessons learned from Steve's many roles in his career and the hubris of youth37:07 - Steve's book recommendations43:00 - Steve's story of failure - Missing out on the financial rewards of building something great due to mismanagement46:38 - Steve's top 3 tips for delivering more value49:43 - Keeping up with Steve
Resources:
AgileCraft
Atlassian Jira
Team Foundation Server
Clarity
PlanView
SaaStr
Patrick Lencioni
Patrick Lencioni - Hiring Ideal Team Players - Humble, Hungry, and Smart
Star Wars Episode 3 - Revenge of the Sith - Anakin Skywalker Throws a Fit Over Rank
Lou Holtz
Cory Booker on The Tim Ferriss Show
Jim Collins
Dave Ramsey
EntreLeadership Podcast
Steve's book recommendation:
Silos, Politics and Turf Wars: A Leadership Fable About Destroying the Barriers That Turn Colleagues Into Competitors - Patrick Lencioni
Getting Naked: A Business Fable About Shedding The Three Fears That Sabotage Client Loyalty - Patrick Lencioni
The Three Big Questions for a Frantic Family: A Leadership Fable? About Restoring Sanity To The Most Important Organization In Your Life - Patrick Lencioni
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action - Simon Sinek
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't - Jim Collins
The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers - Ben Horowitz
Steve's top 3 tips for delivering more value:
Practice gratitude and thank others personally
Distinguish between importance and urgency and, each morning, pick out a few things that need to get done that day
Wrap up the day by documenting what you have learned or forgot
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