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@Laura__Parker

Proud Geordie, Royal Navy Officer, Mother, Feminist, Military Wife, all at once rather than in that order. All musings my own.

Back at sea ☺️ Katılım Ekim 2014
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Peter Girnus 🦅
Peter Girnus 🦅@gothburz·
The company hired me to lead their "Agile Transformation." I don't know what Agile means. Nobody does. That's why it works. I make $425,000 a year. To move sticky notes. From left to right. On a board. The board is digital now. The sticky notes cost $80,000 in Jira licenses. Progress. Day one, I said "we need to break down silos." Everyone nodded. Silos are bad. I don't know why. But destroying them is a career. My career. I introduced "squads." Squads are teams. But disrupted. We disrupted the teams into teams. Different names. Same people. Same problems. But Agile problems now. Agile problems are strategic. A senior engineer asked what we're actually changing. I said, "The mindset." He asked what that means. I said, "It's a journey." He asked where we're going. I said, "Toward agility." He asked what agility means. I pointed at the sticky notes. They were moving left to right. That's velocity. We have velocity now. The VP of Engineering said two-week sprints don't fit their work. I said, "That's waterfall thinking." Waterfall is bad. Like silos. I don't know what waterfall is. But I know it's bad. She stopped talking. Waterfall accusations end conversations. We had a retrospective. In the retro, we discussed what went wrong. Everything went wrong. We put it on sticky notes. Then we moved the sticky notes. Into a column called "Parking Lot." The Parking Lot is where problems go to die. It's full. We don't look at it. That's agile. Velocity is up 40%. I defined velocity. I also defined the points. I also defined the stories. We're crushing it. At the things I made up. To measure. Ourselves. The CEO asked for ROI. I showed a chart. The chart went up. Charts should go up. This one did. I didn't label the Y-axis. Nobody asked. Leadership is confidence. We do standups now. Every day. We stand. For 45 minutes. Standing is agile. Sitting is waterfall. My legs hurt. But we're transforming. The transformation is now "Phase 3." Phase 1 was assessment. Phase 2 was implementation. Phase 3 is "continuous improvement." Continuous means forever. Forever means job security. I'm very secure. My contract was extended. Three more years. For "cultural impact." The culture is confused. But impacted. Agile transformation isn't about being agile. It's about transforming. Continuously. Toward more transformation. The destination is the journey. The journey is billable.
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First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff
Our success depends on the quality of our people and the strength of our leaders.  Speaking to the CO, Capt Will Blackett and the Ship’s Company made me confident that @HMSPWLS leadership has the right environment for teams to thrive and be the best they can be. #LeadFightWin
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Ship Faced@Laura__Parker·
Now I take nothing away from the achievements of these rowers, but how about a gala dinner for the Ship’s Company of HMS Diamond, who shot down nine drones and a missile during 7 months on deployment in the Red Sea?
Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity@RNRMC

The 4th annual HMS Oardacious Gala, attended by HRH The Princess Royal, unfolded in grand style at the historic Painted Hall of the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich in support of the Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity.

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Ship Faced@Laura__Parker·
@Chaz01BR @suis_marin @HMSPWLS @RNLogsjobs We’re at sea. Delivering the best scran I’ve had in 20+ years, day in, day out. I’m sad that your experience has left you so bitter. But it’s not reflective of how life is on this ship. ⚓️ 💪🏼 😊
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HMS Prince of Wales
HMS Prince of Wales@HMSPWLS·
Our very own masterchefs judged in the Canape Competition... Would they gain a Michelin star? #RNJobs
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Ship Faced@Laura__Parker·
@matelotjonah @RN_engineers But it’s just a gimmick unless the people are bought into it. All the things you mention are about the people around you and a symbol of that unity. A ‘thing’ without the unity is just a gimmick. I think there’s better things to get after, that’s all.
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Sleepy⚡️Greenie@matelotjonah·
@Laura__Parker @RN_engineers Its both. Belonging is personal to all. Green berets, black caps & dolphins, the front of BRNC, a cap tally, a dit in the mess square, row the Suez, a run ashore, HTAS, a team effort to repair kit, clean or play sport etc. It all fosters belonging and we should promote them all
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Sleepy⚡️Greenie@matelotjonah·
If you are still serving @RN_engineers and have access to MoDNET, you can have your say on whether Engineers (officers & ratings) should have their own distinction. Visit the EGS Breakfast Club site and vote in the SLIDO poll. Photos are ideas
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HMS Prince of Wales@HMSPWLS·
Action Messing: ✅ Food prepared ✅ 1040 people fed ✅ Galley secured ⏰ 65 mins! #Logistics
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HMS Prince of Wales@HMSPWLS·
Departed Portsmouth this morning to take part in Ex Strike Warrior, alongside our Warfare Operational Sea Training. #StrikeWarrior
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Royal Navy@RoyalNavy

Aircraft carrier @HMSPWLS will sail from Portsmouth this weekend, weather permitting, ahead of leading the #UKCSG on a major exercise. She will depart for a critical autumn training programme – which includes the major Exercise Strike Warrior. ➡️royalnavy.mod.uk/news/2024/sept…

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HMS Prince of Wales
HMS Prince of Wales@HMSPWLS·
Operational Sea Training begins...
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David Daley
David Daley@daleycatdude·
@SO3_aWEsome @NavyLookout @TomSharpe134 Or joint service reserve drill halls in any town over, say, 50k. Plenty of veterans out there who could run them. Joint PT sessions twice a week. Could act as civil resilience centres. It’s not as if we’re short of empty commercial buildings and facing WW3 😹😬 ROC could be handy
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HMS Prince of Wales
HMS Prince of Wales@HMSPWLS·
Welcome back @HMSQNLZ 👊 This engineering period is complete for us and we're ready to go. An important logistics stop awaits us... See you soon!
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Ship Faced@Laura__Parker·
When you wake up to find that your little sister has appeared in your room overnight 😉☺️
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RoyalinUkraine@iancharlton1958·
@RoyalMarines Why are they wearing the flashes. Surely to wear those you have to complete the commando course. If the corps needs ambassadors then name them as so. Not give them made up ranks and dress them up...why not give them medals as well.
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Royal Marines@RoyalMarines·
The #RoyalMarines have two new official ambassadors with double Olympic gold medallist cyclist Victoria Pendleton and adventurer/explorer Dwayne Fields named as Honorary Colonels in the Royal Marines Reserve. Read more: royalnavy.mod.uk/news/2024/july…
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sara cox💙@sarajcox·
What everyday run of the mill thing were you terrified of as a child & why? Vacuum cleaners, mushrooms, birds..?
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