The Leadership Equation: Impact + Influence + Inspiration = True Leadership
What’s Impact + Influence + Inspiration? No, the answer is not 42, you Douglas Adams fans out there (and if you didn’t get that joke, trust me, it’s not as nerdy as it sounds). The real answer is something much more profound. It’s something that can alter the course of history, change societies, or merely […]
Self-Serving Circular Reasoning in Business Leadership
Business Transformations are challenging at best, a nightmare at worst. Once soaked in a blame culture, the challenge becomes gargantuan (I just love that word). This culture then perpetuates the fear of failure, preventing the kind of innovative thinking and shift left risk mindset that’s crucial for growth and transformation. Circular reasoning is a logical […]
Business Agility – The Perfect Balance between being Valuable and delivering Value
Life in the corporate world is a delicate dance between being valuable and delivering value. But what do these terms really mean in a business context? Let’s break it down. In a business, ‘value’ refers to the economic worth that a product, service, or capability offers to the customer. It’s the end result—the golden egg […]
Agile Transformations are Epistemological by design
Agile transformations, often seen as the golden ticket to efficiency and productivity, are increasingly under scrutiny. More often than not, these initiatives lose sight of their purpose in their quest for value creation. The irony? They inadvertently forget to make themselves valuable in the process. This needs to change. After all, agile transformations are epistemological […]
THE KRILL PARADOX: The interplay of culture and value in Business Agility
Sitting in the lounge eating popcorn on a Father-son, bonding day watching Happy Feet 2, when my 8-year-old Daniel, after seeing the exploits of Bill the Krill in the film, asked me Dad, what’s a Krill? No idea, I replied; Daniel being Daniel and not satisfied with my nonchalant response, suggested we look it up […]
Shackled by User Stories
User stories are shackles that tightly bind teams, ideas and products, constricting their ability to interpret and execute projects effectively. These seemingly innocent chains, touted as a revolutionary agile development practice, have become a burdensome tradition that hampers progress and stifles innovation. In theory, user stories are intended to capture requirements from the perspective of […]
Conway’s Law …Changing the Past, Present and Future
What if you had the chance to redesign your organization’s systems and processes? How would you approach this problem? Conway’s Law is a powerful principle of software engineering that states that the design and structure of a system are heavily influenced by the organizational structure of its creators. This law can be used to gain […]
6 Steps towards your Agile Adoption
Agile Journeyman series Agile development and agile teams are hot topics these days, but the focus tends to be on the code or the team. What about larger organizational issues? How does an organization make the journey from traditional development methods to Agile Development? What does that journey look like? How does the […]
Mastering Business Agility: Tools, Frameworks, and Mindsets for Success
Discover the essentials of mastering business agility, including choosing the right agile framework, implementing efficient processes, adopting best practices, and fostering an agile mindset. Equip your team with the knowledge and tools needed to thrive in today’s fast-paced business landscape with this comprehensive guide.
Watering your business Agility toolkit
Modern Business leaders are striving to find ways to get their teams to achieve innovation and push boundaries whilst taking advantage of the Agile phenomena. With this in mind, why does it seem like so many organizations have such a difficult time encouraging a free, open, and agile work culture? Every organization understands that […]
How would you approach Conway’s Law in your enterprise?
What if …you had the chance to redesign your organization’s systems and processes from nothing? Conway’s Law is a powerful principle of software engineering that states that the design and structure of a system are heavily influenced by the organizational structure of its creators. This law can be used to gain insights into […]