Insights
Ideas, stories, and lessons from the field.
Short reads on how organizations really change - written by the people doing the work.
EditorialLeadership
Making Change Stick After the Consultants Leave
Consultants can help design a better way of working, but the real test starts when the project team steps away. Change sticks when leaders, teams, and routines keep reinforcing the new habits in daily work.
EditorialLeadership
How to run a leadership team as a team, not a group of directors
Many leadership teams are teams in name only. They meet to report on functions, defend resources, and align calendars, but they rarely do the shared work that only they can do together.
EditorialLeadership
Getting AI readiness right before rolling out AI tools
AI tools will not fix unclear goals, messy processes, or low trust. Readiness work helps leaders create the conditions for AI to deliver real value, not just more noise.
EditorialLeadership
Operating model choices that unlock speed without chaos
Speed does not come from pushing teams harder. It comes from making clear operating model choices that reduce friction, clarify decision rights, and keep work connected to strategy.
EditorialAgile Mindset
Why most agile transformations fail and what to do instead
Most agile transformations fail because they focus on ceremonies, tools, and structures while leaving the real system of work unchanged. The better path is to redesign how decisions, priorities, funding, and learning happen across the organization.
EditorialLeadership
What a functional leadership team actually looks like
A functional leadership team is not defined by chemistry or weekly meetings. It is defined by how clearly it makes decisions, handles tension, and turns shared priorities into action.
EditorialLeadership
How to redesign your operating model without a big-bang restructure
You do not need a major reorg to make your operating model work better. Start with the work, change the few things that slow it down, and build confidence through practical experiments.
EditorialLeadership
Cultural signals that predict transformation success
Most transformation plans focus on structure, process, and tools. The better early signal is culture: how people speak, decide, challenge, and react when the work gets uncomfortable.
EditorialPeople Development
Building a Talent-on-Demand Model That Actually Works
Talent-on-demand is not just a bigger contractor bench or a faster hiring process. It is a way to match work to skills quickly, without creating chaos for teams or leaders.
Use Cases
Agile implementation in banks: start with the system, not the ceremony
Many banks adopt agile by rolling out squads, standups, and tools. The real work is changing decision rights, funding, risk involvement, and delivery flow.
Agile Mindset
How to recognize "Fake Agile" and why it's a problem?
Fake Agile is the trap of adopting Agile rituals without the values behind them. Here is how to spot it and what to do instead.
People Development
Three key qualities for success in sales
The best salespeople listen before they pitch. Here are the three types of empathy that separate great sellers from the rest.
People Development
Wake-up call at 2 AM
A personal story about listening to what your body is telling you, and a simple practice that helps find peace in the chaos.
Leadership
Courage, humanity, and honesty as the foundation for improving work culture
Notes from a panel on HR, salary transparency, and the companies proving that being open about how you work is a competitive advantage.
Agile Mindset
Goats, cars and Agile stars: navigating change
What the Monty Hall problem can teach us about pivoting your product strategy when the market gives you new information.