A thought-provoking view on how 3, in themselves excellent concepts, combined can produce an opposite result than you were looking for. — If you have been walking around in the world of Agile and Scrum for a while like me, you might have run into this Gartner (2016)diagram a few times before. At least I see it being used in presentations more and more often. The diagram combines ideas from Design Thinking…

The Scrum Guide provides you with effective anti-sabotage tools. — Individuals who feel they are part of a team is one of the most important factors organizations can leverage to be successful. This effect is shown in a survey by ADP Research Institute among 19,346 employees in 19 countries. A quote: “Workers who say they are on a team are…

Road to Professional Agile Leadership — In the early 1990’s, William Muir, an evolutionary biologist at Purdue University, studied chickens. He was interested in productivity. A topic that is still (or even more than it should be)an important metric in a lot of organisations. When talking about chickens, it’s easy to measure. …

Road to Professional Agile Leadership™ — Leadership is as old as we can remember and something that we all need from time to time. Yes, even people like Nelson Mandela, Gandhi, Bill Gates (or Steve Jobs if you’re more of that club) needed (thought) leadership to reach their own full maturity. However, the way in which…

What talents and skills are you looking for when you want to hire someone to paint your wall? Someone who is precise, who is certified, who is efficient, who is available quickly and not too expensive if possible. What talents and skills are you looking for when you want to…

Road to Professional Agile Leadership EBM™ — ‘Evidence-based’ is a term and decision technique that originated in medicine in the 90s. Today, however, the principles apply to many more different disciplines, such as education, criminology, public policy, social work and within management. …

It’s about connecting leadership, external focus, and a flexible work organization. — Agility is one of the most important themes of the 21st century. Organizations have to adapt faster than ever to changing circumstances. This means continuous improvement and renewal. If you fail to do so, you will have a hard time. …

We get the white wires for them from the tangerine. We bring them to school by a car when it rains. We comfort them with sweets when they are wronged or sad. Later, we tell them that they need a kick under their ass. That they need to make an effort. That…