Your company’s digital transformation diet should consist of a mix of fast food type trainings and long-term transformation diets supported by coaches. Here’s why.
Inspect and adapt, with respect
Posted on August 2, 2021.We all know go to the gemba tell us to go and see and we inspect and adapt. But there’s another part to it — showing respect to the people we seek to improve. Here’s why.
Humility is the key to agile culture
Posted on April 12, 2021.Humility is the key to leading and building agile teams and organizations. Here’s why.
There are no victims in an agile transformation
Posted on February 22, 2021.Leading with negativity -- as a victim of your agile transformation -- is a sure fire recipe for it failing.
Volkswagen’s electric car ambitions: a Sense & Respond case study
Posted on January 25, 2021.Volkswagen's electric vehicle ambitions reveal how their manufacturing history gets in the way of their technological success.
How are businesses pivoting in the pandemic? Here are 3 inspirational examples
Posted on April 6, 2020.I hope this finds you and your loved ones safe and healthy. A month ago I was sitting in a restaurant in London with a group of friends enjoying dinner, … Continue reading How are businesses pivoting in the pandemic? Here are 3 inspirational examples
Fixed time, fixed scope projects always end in 1 of 3 ways. None of them good.
Posted on February 7, 2019.Late last month, after a particularly frustrating meeting I posted the following tweet: It turned out, not surprisingly, that I wasn’t the only one dealing with this failed project management … Continue reading Fixed time, fixed scope projects always end in 1 of 3 ways. None of them good.
NPS is a waste of time. Use these metrics instead.
Posted on December 19, 2018.Ask any executive what the top 3 metrics they watch in their company are and you’ll get some combination of revenue and sales metrics and, of course, the company’s NPS. … Continue reading NPS is a waste of time. Use these metrics instead.
What if “the way we’ve always done things” is the fastest way to agility?
Posted on September 12, 2018.One of the biggest obstacles in changing the way your company works is undoing the years, often decades, of institutionalised inertia of “the way things have always been done.” There’s … Continue reading What if “the way we’ve always done things” is the fastest way to agility?
No amount of technology will make you “digital”
Posted on March 19, 2018.The next Sense & Respond Press book (our fourth) is going to be Lateral Leadership: A practical guide to managing agile teams by Tim Herbig.Sometimes you’re not in a position … Continue reading No amount of technology will make you “digital”