The 5 Vital Relationships That All Agile Leaders Need (part 2)
In my previous post, I introduced the first 3 of 5 relationships that I consider vital for Agile Leaders, or leaders in any context. This post contains the fourth and fifth…
The 5 Vital Relationships That All Agile Leaders Need (part 1)
Success as an Agile Leader is not about Working Harder If you find yourself working harder than ever but not getting the results you want, perhaps more hard work is…
Don’t Overlook this Requirement for High Performing Teams
Most leaders would claim that they want high-performing teams but many of them don't know what it takes to create them. In some cases, leaders actually behave in ways that…
Ask, Don’t Tell – How Agile Leaders Nurture High-Performing Teams
One of the most underutilized tools in the Agile Leaders toolkit is the question. Asking great questions is a powerful way to lead and to nurture high-performing teams. Done well,…
An Exciting Benefit of Agile Transformation
A few months ago I had a conversation with a development manager whose teams had transitioned to Scrum earlier in the year. The development manager said he was really happy…
5 Key Differences Between Agile Adoption and Agile Transformation
A common question that participants ask me during my Agile training courses is what is the difference between Agile Adoption and Transformation. It's a great question. I see five key…
Project Managers Still Don’t Get Agile – Part 2
Last year I wrote Project Managers Don’t Get Agile for the ProjectManagement.com website. I also wrote The Myth of the Project Manager in Agile. As I have thought about it…
How Slack Time, Experimentation & Learning Grow High Performing Teams
One question that I get frequently from leaders during Agile training is about how to make sure everyone is busy. How do we make sure that we are getting the…
The Single Throat to Choke In Agile
I have a client that has been using Agile and the Scrum Framework for the last 3 years. Let me restate that, this client has been using A.I.N.O. (Agile in…
Agile Coaching Resources
Being an Agile Coach or a Scrum Master is challenging! We've created this page of agile coaching resources to help you to grow to become more skillful, and improve the…