Making sense of agility, scaling, OKRs, product operating models, and leadership — written from 15+ years in the field.
Biotech R&D organizations applying agile principles: what they get right about empiricism that software teams lose sight of, and what cross-pollination looks like in practice.
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Most transformation programs fail not because people resist change, but because they're managed like projects rather than learning systems. A diagnostic look at why — and what principled transformation looks like instead.
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Flywheels require consistent turns, not one-time framework installations. Three agility flywheels worth building — safety nets, working ON the org, and descaling — and the doom loops that destroy them.
Read more →A crossover podcast episode confronting agile industry drift toward activity for activity's sake — and what coaches, trainers, and leaders can do to refocus on meaningful outcomes over vanity metrics.
Read more →AI initiatives die in the proof-of-concept stage when they are run as fixed-scope projects. Clemens Adolphs and I unpack why AI work needs real product discovery, internal market validation, and outcome-based steering instead of a gantt chart with the labels filed off.
Read more →A fireside chat on what distinguishes real agility from transformation theater — and the organizational conditions that enable evidence-based change rather than compliance-based performance.
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