Agile in 2018

by | Jan 7, 2019 | What I learned

In 2018, the Agile ecosystem continued to evolve and expand. Those who have been practising agile for years (or more than a decade) seemed to be calling for a simplification of agile, proclaiming that we need to get back to basics. I can’t say I’d...

Lean Change Management – 4 Years Later

by | Apr 19, 2018 | Uncategorized

A friend of mine asked me on twitter what my 3 main things I’ve learned teaching my Lean Change Agent workshops and what the main takeaways from attendees were. It’s a bit hard to answer this in a tweet, or even a serious of tweets, so here goes. How this...

Do We Need ‘Agile’ Leadership?

by | Nov 8, 2017 | Leadership and Management

Yesterday Adriana Girdler and I presented Timeless Leadership at the Toronto Agile Tour. Our intent was to show that everything we need to know about leadership has already been invented, we just need to stop and look around once in a while instead of jumping on the...

What’s it Like Being an Agile Coach?

by | Oct 16, 2017 | agile, Coaching tips

I’ve been pouring through old posts for another purpose, and stumbled across a diary I wrote 8 years ago while working as an Agile Coach in a large organization. As I read through the posts, I realized that the experience I had at this organization shaped my...