WELCOME TO AGILE THROUGH CULTURE

Prof. Michael Wade, Director of the Global Center for Digital Business Transformation about the book: "There is no question in my mind that cultural transformation is the largest challenge facing organizations when it comes to digital disruption. Executive teams have spent a great deal of time, energy, and money on the ‘digital’ side of digital transformation, but have paid much less attention to the ‘transformation’ side. And, when it comes to transformation, cultural change

New research reveals that there is more to be discovered in 360° evaluations than what is widely known. The 360° feedback is widely popular since its results can help identify tipping points in order to accelerate development. Yet in practice, leaders often report that only few new insights are gained. Why is this? First, understanding the results is a skill not everybody masters. Second, new research reveals that there is more to be discovered in 360° evaluations than what i

Some weeks ago I had summarized the findings of a recent study, showing that a (compared to the subordinates) younger boss can harm the team`s performance. Something to consider in the current trend of early talent development in terms of early promotion into line management I see in many companies. Now this: Another recent study (Artz, Goodall & Oswald, 2016) conducted in the US and UK with a sample size of 35000 randomly selected employees, published by Harvard Business Rev

Which personality traits are relevant for agile Leadership? Research Insights. I recently wrote about a behavior-based model from the Global Center of Digital Business Development, developed by Business School IMD and Metaberatung, which outlined the competencies and behaviors that discriminate agile leaders from non-agile leaders . Research didn`t stop there. Together with Hogan Assessments, the question was answered, which personality traits support Agile Leader competencie

Is asking leaders for more humility offensive? Why does agile leadership need a high dosage of humility? Humility is one of those weird topics. We all know it is a chivalry, and usually we are humble enough to admit that we are not that humble to begin with. When we look at leaders, the picture doesn`t get better. It gets worse. High assertiveness, feeling confident about your self and your opinion is part of a leader`s charisma. Making a mark is part of the leadership profil

Just stumbled over an article sharing observations of a "bottom-up change" in two hospitals (https://hbr.org/2019/02/how-to-orchestrate-change-from-the-bottom-up). One was successful, the other not so much. Why? Medical doctors are not good at #humility either. This is a rather sad example of how a #transformation succeeds. When colleagues (in this case medical assistants) where assisting doctors and trying to influence them to adopt to new ways with velvet gloves on, the cha

It has been a year ago today (September 2018) that I was able to hold the book in my hands. In 2016 the idea was born. There was so much uncertainty around when the topic #AgileLeadership was mentioned. Experienced HR professionals, leaders with many years on the job reacted even intimidated by that trend spilling out of Software Development, the Agile Manifesto gaining traction in Silicon Valley and beyond. I didn`t understand why. All you professionals leading people or sup