Organization-wide agility begins with the leadership
Each question is followed by a few tips to spike leadership agility
Such as moving closer to the teams, pushing for long term effectiveness and more
A large organization’s CXO wanted to ‘go agile’. I said, “Alright, let’s get started. Would you be willing to give up your corner office?”. The CXO turned to give me a very puzzled look.
Most organizations are struggling to reconcile to the fact that ‘going agile’ involves a radical re-thinking of leadership styles. Interestingly, the Agile Manifesto’s fifth principle says, ‘Build projects around motivated individuals. Give them the environment and support they need, and trust them to get the job done.’ Such leadership requires a breathtakingly new approach.