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Writing this week is John Graham. He co-founded Guildmaster Consulting, where he specializes in management coaching and consulting. For...

Building an agile organization can be daunting for leaders, no matter their tenure and experience. Agile principles often run counter t...

If you’re like me, you’ve probably found yourself attending various “vision sessions,” “strategy brainstorms,” and...

If you’ve been watching the news, reading blogs, or even just chatting with your neighbor, the topic of worker shortages has definitely...

As Agile practitioners, we believe in empowering employees and teams and pushing down decisions, reduces wait states, and puts the deci...

As someone who works in the training and development field, I have to tell you...

Imagine that you have lived your whole life in a single small room. You have plenty of food, water, exercise equipment, even your smart...

One of my favorite television shows is The West Wing. When the fictional President Bartlett...

“I’m wrong about almost everything, almost all the time.” Tom Meloche  said that to me several years ago, and it remains one of the ...

Teamwork is a core principle of agility, but it’s one that businesses often have difficulty adopting.  In corporate America, managers d...

When creating a new product or service or even an entire business, it’s common to make profit your goal. How can you stay in business w...

When my dad entered the workforce, he approached it the same way he approached the dating pool: he wanted to make a lifelong commitment...

A few weeks ago many of us in Texans lost reliable access to power, clean water, and internet for several days. This was a shock to all...

I vividly recall my first Agility coach preaching to me, “Don’t get five projects halfway done; get one project completely done.” “B...

“Our people are our greatest asset.” We hear statements like this every day from companies in all industries.  Without people working ...

Lately I seem to be hearing the same question from everyone I meet: how much...

I believe that agility can make businesses better, not just because the practices are helpful, but because the principles of agility ac...

Imagine a scientist in a white lab coat, two beakers in hand. You ask what she’s doing, and she says, “I’m conducting an experiment!” W...

Creating a lasting culture can be challenging & fun. Engaged Agility is new, there are many things I am trying to do such as setup...