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francievanwirkus · 3 years

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#francie van wirkus #leader coach #product management #executive coach #engineering manager #career coach #career development #personal values #personal vision #new job #software engineer #manager #director

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thewellnessfair-blog · 7 years

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Panel of Super Fans for Speakers Jam - March 16th

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Panel of Super Fans for Speakers Jam - March 16th

We’re excited about our first Speakers Jam! Aren’t you?

After our Fall 2016 event, we came up with this idea to highlight more businesses and to fill the room for our speakers!

Five questions we had to answer were:

What options do we have to bring more value to everyone?

How do we fill the room for the speakers?

How do we pick the speakers for the fair?

How do we give more visibility to the speakers?

What can we do to promote The Wellness Fair even more?

Those answers were simple…

The Speakers Jam

The Speakers Jam is one night highlighting twenty local experts.

This event creates a win-win-win-win situation for all those involved.

They have 3-minutes each to educate a room full of eager Wellness Enthusiasts. Think of it as each speaker is taking up an entire commercial break during your favorite TV show. It’s more than enough time to deliver their message of wellness.

Over 120 people are able to attend as spectators and learn, grow, connect with others.

If you’re unable to attend, you can join the world and still learn by watching our live video stream.

A Panel of Super Fans will evaluate and elect the Top 5 speakers at the end of the Speakers Jam to determine who will receive a full 45-minutes at The Wellness Fair!

Job of the Super Fans

Each Super Fan is a Wellness Enthusiast who come from all different backgrounds.

Whether they are business owners, professional speakers, authors, toastmasters, or podcasters; they all have one thing in common – love to learn about health & wellness!!

Our ten Super Fans who will rank each speaker on ten different criteria.

A perfect score is 1,000/1,000!

The Top 5 Speakers will be announced at the end and will pick their speaking time for The Wellness Fair – on the spot!

The Spring 2017 Panel of Super Fans

Keith Klein

Maggie Mongan

Annie Ovans

Rhonda Noordyk

Dr. Tony Piparo

Rich Boomsliter

Vidal Cisneros Jr.

Francie Van Wirkus

Rae Fredric

Alannah McReavey

Attending our First Speakers Jam

You’re welcome to attend!

Country Inn & Suites by Carlson – Milwaukee West 1250 S. Moorland Rd. Brookfield, WI 53005

Thursday, March 16, 2017 Doors Open: 6:30PM Event Begins: 7:00PM Event Ends: Before 10:00PM

It is “Pay as You Wish” for general admission seating.

We also have paid seating to guarantee a seat during the 3.5 hour event.

The only way to attend is to RSVP today!

Join our community for FREE today! With many ways to get involved, you can choose one or take advantage of them all. Get started and create your FREE Wellness Profile in our growing online community. With over 15 events a year, a quarterly digital magazine, podcast, and an annual published book, subscribe to our email list so you never miss out again! You’re future health with thank you for it!

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francievanwirkus · 4 years

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Think big. Just a few. Experiment.

Great advice for portfolio management and your personal vision.

#francie van wirkus #agile coach #mindful leader #ab2 consulting services llc #agile bettys #lean portfolio management #agile portfolio management #LPM #SAFe #scaled agile framework #personal vision #vision #focus #think big #big island #sunset #big sky #innovation #lean

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francievanwirkus · 4 years

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Customer Feedback Loop is Follow Through

An excerpt from my upcoming book on strategic and resilient teams.

The concept of customer value, and having a customer-focused team or company is nothing new; follow through is. A customer feedback loop is the actual follow through on getting the voice of the customer for which most teams and organizations fail to take action.

Beyond the expensive, centralized (far removed from where value is delivered), often-slow-to-get-results practice of surveys, there is a need for a feedback loop at the front line. If teams are where the actual value is delivered, they are likely a great source for a meaningful customer feedback loop.

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francievanwirkus · 4 years

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As a swim meet announcer for my daughter’s swim team, I have witnessed many fantastic moments. In 2019 I announced a meet that had 230 female swimmers compete in the 50 meter freestyle. There were 12 ties (swim exact same time) in the event, and in one of them, three swimmers had the exact same time. Yet the effort for each of these swims was unique. Different dives into the water, and nuances of stroke technique.

There is more than one way to do it right. This helps us feel more comfortable with experimenting, and testing out our hypotheses. A looser grip on your latest idea.

#Francie Van Wirkus #agilelife #agile #Agile Bettys #Executive Coach #mindful coach #leadership #keynote speaker #swim meet #swimmer #announcer #innovation #DevOps #Product management #50 meter freestyle #swim mom #right way

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francievanwirkus · 4 years

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Innovation Silo

“Of course they made cool stuff. They were isolated from our huge company’s funding, leaders, and location. We could pull that off, too, if we got to do that.”

Ah, the innovation silo strikes again. Companies seeking to adjust and adapt faster, as with business agility, know better.

They know and practice that innovation is on everyone’s agenda, as an ongoing commitment.

#Francie Van Wirkus #AB2 Consulting Services LLC #business agility #adjust #adapt #team #innovation #innovate #silo #leader coach #executive coach #mindfulness coach #agile coach #life coach #dev #tech #software engineer #software

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francievanwirkus · 4 years

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Intent with a Wait

When you can’t be in person, the intent of your interaction needs to be very clear.

Then, wait for others to contribute. Wait longer than you are comfortable. Give your intent the time and space it needs to grow.

Listen deeply.

#Francie van wirkus #Agile Bettys #agilelife #intent #better meetings #meetings #master coach #leader coach #agile coach #mindful coach #agile #virtual teams #Virtual Learning #host #RTE #product management #product owner

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francievanwirkus · 4 years

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Uncertainty

Uncertainty in organizations and the relationships within them causes: Fear Rumors. Retreats

Effective leaders are: Courageous, because they don't know the answers. Authentic and open, leaving little to speculation. Present to relentlessly share the vision, and coach and mentor others.

#Francie Van Wirkus #agilelife #business agility #executive coach #mindful coach #uncertainty #rumors #effective leaders #courage #authenticity #be present

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francievanwirkus · 4 years

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Decision Pile

Micro decisions are the ones you make all day long. They often go unnoticed, which means they are unaccounted for. They pile up.

Until one day, they are noticeable. A pile of small decisions, stacked up over time, now reveals itself in the most obvious way.

Apply reflection and focus to your days, so your micro decisions add up in the most positive and creative way.

#Francie Van Wirkus #agilelife #Micro Decisions #leader #reflection #mindful #growth mindset #entrepreneur #author #Agile Bettys #unconscious #mindful coach #yoga teacher

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francievanwirkus · 4 years

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Wake Up, Be Open

As you read about my discoveries and disappointments in The Competitor in Me, you may have a few awakenings within your own competitor. Let all of them arise, because breaking out of mediocrity knows no boundaries… from mandolin lessons to snowboarding, there may be a repressed competitor or kid or artist in you dying to get out and play.

#awakening #agilelife #The Competitor in Me #Francie Van Wirkus #life coach #memoir #memoir travelogue #self love #reflection #mindful #iracelikeagirl #Agile Bettys

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francievanwirkus · 4 years

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Powerful ideas are the ones you can’t ignore.

...so why are you ignoring them?

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francievanwirkus · 4 years

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Better virtual teams: focus on the human in all of us. Create a day in the life of the different teams. What is the commute like? Do some take a bus to/from work? What is lunch like?

Team flow thrives virtually when we have understanding for each other.

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francievanwirkus · 5 years

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“Let’s Cancel it.”

December is the season for many things, including canceled meetings.

There’s usually a good reason for the cancellation, but is it the right reason? Take a look at the intent of the meeting. What changed today that truly challenges the intent?

If nothing challenges the intent, try keeping the meeting. What if only two of you attend? Don’t worry about the logistics of only two of you. Focus on the intent.

Even when even just two team members gather, and uphold the intent of a meeting, value is created.

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francievanwirkus · 6 years

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Time to Meet

So you’ve got a meeting planned where you know the intent, and you have the right people invited.

Are you cramming the meeting in the shreds of the day or week, hoping people will attend? After all, there are no other times left for your group to meet.

What message will you send if you book a meeting for Friday at 3:00pm?

What message will you send to the group if you book it at 9:00am on a…

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francievanwirkus · 6 years

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Leading Unlikely

Successfully leading your team or family can sometimes feel impossible. But it’s really more unlikely. This is good news. It means you can absolutely be successful, but you will be one of the few, the rare people who can pull it off.

Leading the unlikely of…anything is challenging, exhilarating, and undulating. Leading Unlikely, book three in The Dominant Gene series,is a business novel to…

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francievanwirkus · 6 years

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Quality vs Metrics

The moment you embarrass or fire someone or several someones, because off metric, your metrics program is over.

Quality competes with metrics.

How can you work smarter knowing this?

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