Category: Culture
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Where Should Organizations Start on Their Business Agility Journey?
Culture, Leadership, and Governance lie at the heart of Business Agility. For organizations aiming to embrace agility, getting these elements right can set the stage for sustainable change. Here’s how to start: 1. Lead with Leadership Transformation Align on Purpose…
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The Most Misunderstood Aspect of Business Agility
For those who know me, I’m viewed as being passionate about simplicity, continual learning, and unlocking the potential within people and organizations. Whether I’m leading product discovery, enabling product mode transitions, or driving agile transformations, I focus on aligning vision…
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De Bono’s Dilemma: A Challenge to Product Thinkers and Agile Teams
“The system will always be defended by those countless people who have enough intellect to defend but not quite enough to innovate.” – Edward De Bono This quote rings particularly true in the realm of product development. Often, we…
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Trick or Treat: Unmasking Business Agility 🎃
For those who know me, I love Halloween. Happily experiment and create shocking artifacts (like last year’s three-amigo pumpkins). Halloween is a time for costumes, haunted houses, and surprises around every corner—but it’s also a great metaphor for exploring business…
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Strategy is Simple… Until It Isn’t
Strategy often seems straightforward: understand where you are, define where you want to go, and choose the best path to get there. Simple, right? But in reality, many organizations falter not because strategy is complex but because the execution is…
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The Hybrid Work Balancing Act
In April 2022, I wrote about Embracing Autonomy and Trust in the Workplace, based on challenges I’d been observing inside multiple organizations. Navigating the hybrid work model can feel like walking a tightrope. On one side, we have the flexibility…
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Fostering a Culture of Innovation: Unleashing Creativity and Driving Growth
Innovation isn’t just a buzzword; it’s the lifeblood of any organization that aims to stay ahead of the curve. A culture of innovation is one that encourages experimentation, risk-taking, and continuous learning. This kind of culture doesn’t just happen overnight;…