When to hang it up
Last week, I spoke about “struggle” and what it meant. It inspired a strong reaction from a few people. Watching this reaction, it dawned on me that I was witnessing a conversation I
Openness
The ability to consider other perspectives and options.
The Two Olive Paradox
I have worked in the business world for over twenty-five years. When I left college, I hoped that I would work with grown-ups who would do the right thing. Experience has crushed those
Fighting the corporate immune system.
One of the most exciting things to come out of biology over the last century is the Gaia hypothesis. The theory says that living things interact with non-living things, so a whole ecosystem
You can learn a lot about agile from Heraclitus
It is funny how culture and philosophy ebb and flow over the years. Pagan tradition are making a comeback in certain parts of Europe, Australia and the United States. Machiavelli continues to influence
The virtues of agile - openness
This is part three of five of our series of articles about the virtues of Agile. This week, we cover the topic of openness.
When I talk to business leaders about openness, I