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Integrating Culture into an Agile Transformation – Intro
“Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast” – Peter Drucker This is the first in a series of articles that I will be writing concerning the various aspects of individual and organizational culture and their impact on agile transformations. During this journey, I will be providing my own insights, as well as those obtained from the likes…
Read MoreTrust – The Real Agile Change Agent
Over the years, I have heard just about every excuse imaginable as to why someone cannot do agile. In my opinion, most of these excuses are fear based. Most people fear change. How many times have I heard, “We’ve always done it this way.” Amazingly, even when their way is not working, most people will…
Read MoreHow the U.S. military prepared me for Agile
When I retired from the military at the ripe old age of thirty-eight, I had spent four years in the United States Marine Corps and sixteen years in the United States Army. As the retirement pay for a First Sergeant/E-8 with just over 20 years of service was not enough to fully support a family,…
Read MoreThe Fear of Agile Transformation
“The snake which cannot shed its’ skin has to die. As well as the minds which are prevented from changing their opinions; they cease to be mind.” Friedrich Nietzsche Recently, I was attending a Deep-Dive study group that was hosted by Lyssa Adkins and Michael Spayd of the Agile Coaching Institute. During our discussions, I…
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