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| [Episode 7] Beyond Budgeting: 25 Years of Management Innovation | 07 Apr 2026 | 00:27:39 | |
Welcome back to Our Agile Tales as we continue our conversation with Bjarte Bogsnes, exploring case studies from his latest book, This Is Beyond Budgeting. The book distills nearly three decades of experience challenging traditional budgeting, targets, and control-based management. In this episode, we discuss with Bjarte how target setting evolved at Equinor from 2005 onward through separating target setting, forecasting, and resource allocation, including allowing indicators without targets and emphasizing team-set, often more ambitious goals and relative “reality targets” versus peers. Bjarte says Beyond Budgeting adoption spans many industries, is stronger in Europe, and is equally relevant in the public sector, citing Norway’s NAV contact centers eliminating cost budgets and a 12,000-inhabitant municipality using self-managed teams, continuous decisions, and stakeholder alignment while still submitting an external “budget.” He argues budgets embed distrust and predictability assumptions, making true agility impossible without Beyond Budgeting, challenges absolute annual financial targets, and advocates relative targets, holistic evaluation, and common incentives. Finally, he describes surveys by Boston Consulting Group and Bain & Company linking Beyond Budgeting to benefits like higher sales and leading financial planning practices. Key topics and timestamps
About Bjarte Bogsnes Bjarte Bogsnes is Chairman of the Beyond Budgeting Round Table, a former global finance executive, and a leading thinker in management innovation. He is the author of Implementing Beyond Budgeting and This Is Beyond Budgeting, showing how organizations can replace rigid, calendar-driven systems with models built on trust, transparency, and adaptability — creating companies that are both more responsive and more human. Follow Bjarte at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjarte-bogsnes-41557910/ Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| [Episode 6] Beyond Budgeting: 25 Years of Management Innovation | 24 Mar 2026 | 00:28:46 | |
Welcome back to Our Agile Tales as we continue our conversation with Bjarte Bogsnes, exploring case studies from his latest book, This Is Beyond Budgeting. The book distills nearly three decades of experience challenging traditional budgeting, targets, and control-based management. In this episode, we ask why Silicon Valley firms rarely appear in Beyond Budgeting case studies; Bjarte posits that these companies excel at technology innovation but fear management innovation, sometimes reinforced by IPO-focused CFOs, though being public is not a true barrier (Many Beyond Budgeting adopters are listed on Wall Street.) He explains Beyond Budgeting can improve performance in both good and tough times and cites Handelsbanken’s long-term stability. The discussion covers Morningstar’s self-management and the need for enterprise-wide coherence, then Haier’s radical micro-enterprise model and rapid evolution. Finally, Bjarte details Equinor’s (formerly Statoil) beyond budgeting journey since 2005 via “Ambition to Action,” integrating strategy, risk, actions/forecasting, indicators, and HR with a 50/50 split between “what” and “how,” emphasizing transparency, event-driven cadence, decentralized ownership, and holistic performance evaluation. Key topics and timestamps
About Bjarte Bogsnes Bjarte Bogsnes is Chairman of the Beyond Budgeting Round Table, a former global finance executive, and a leading thinker in management innovation. He is the author of Implementing Beyond Budgeting and This Is Beyond Budgeting, showing how organizations can replace rigid, calendar-driven systems with models built on trust, transparency, and adaptability — creating companies that are both more responsive and more human. Follow Bjarte at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjarte-bogsnes-41557910/ Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| Agile Bottom Line: The Spreadsheet Stories Episode #6 | 04 Nov 2025 | 00:27:33 | |
In this last episode of our conversation with Nevine White, she discusses her journey in transforming traditional yearly budgeting to adaptive agile financial planning frameworks in major telecom firms. Nevine shares insights into overcoming leadership resistance, empowering teams to challenge the status quo, and the importance of continuous planning and operational agility. She explains how these changes fostered organizational nimbleness, better decision-making, and a culture of innovation. The conversation explores the role of finance in driving change, overcoming bureaucracy, and enhancing organizational agility, offering practical advice on managing fear, facilitating change, and improving communication and engagement within teams.
Nevine's insights highlight that there’s no one-size-fits-all playbook for financial agility. Instead, transformation requires experimentation, iteration, and courage to question the sacred cows of yearly budgets. Her experiences demonstrate how finance—often seen as the last function to change—can become a catalyst for business agility, resilience, and innovation. She is a Senior VP of Finance at Greater Technology Together and a member of the Beyond Budgeting Round Table. Nevine has spent nearly two decades guiding organizations through the shift from rigid annual budgets to adaptive, rolling financial frameworks that enable true business agility. About Nevine White: Recognized for her experience in finance, agility, and team building, she has been featured at conferences and on podcasts. She enjoys sharing her learnings and experiences with anyone seeking to change and enable their teams meaningfully. You can follow Nevine on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/nevinewhite/ Podcast music courtesy of www.purple-planet.com Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| A Tale of Two Agile Worlds Episode 5 | 30 Mar 2021 | 00:13:31 | |
Continuing from Episode 4, we look at middle management's, team's and individual's resistance, this time, from the UK's perspective. We’ll compare and contrast the manifested behaviours of resistance to Agile - both overt and covert forms. We'll also see how the people perceive and react to them. Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| A Tale of Two Agile Worlds Episode 4 | 08 Mar 2021 | 00:11:49 | |
The Agile Manifesto came out in 2001. Today, it seems that everyone is on the Agile bandwagon, making it fairly common in many workplaces. Still, whether a company is already established with Agile or just starting on their Agile journey, resistance to Agile, abounds. How is that manifested in such organizations? Where are the sources of the opposition? Do they come from People? Executives? Middle management? Individuals? All of the above? Or do they come from departments such as Engineering? HR? Program Management? Everywhere? Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| A Tale of Two Agile Worlds Episode 3 | 15 Feb 2021 | 00:16:10 | |
After looking at senior management's resistance from both the US' and the UK's perspectives in Episode 1 & 2, comparing and contrasting the manifested behaviours of executive resistance to Agile - both overt and covert forms, and seeing how the people perceive and react to them, we now dive deeper into understanding the various sources of senior management resistance. Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| A Tale of Two Agile Worlds Episode 2 | 12 Jan 2021 | 00:16:38 | |
Continuing from Episode 1, we look at senior management's resistance, this time, from the UK's perspective. We’ll compare and contrast the manifested behaviours of executive resistance to Agile - both overt and covert forms. We'll also see how the people perceive and react to them. Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| A Tale of Two Agile Worlds Episode 1 | 04 Jan 2021 | 00:12:57 | |
The Agile Manifesto came out in 2001. Today, it seems that everyone is on the Agile bandwagon, making it fairly common in many workplaces. Still, whether a company is already established with Agile or just starting on their Agile journey, resistance to Agile, abounds. How is that manifested in such organizations? Where are the sources of the opposition? Do they come from People? Executives? Middle management? Individuals? All of the above? Or do they come from departments such as Engineering? HR? Program Management? Everywhere? Introducing Episode 1 of “A Tale of Two Agile Worlds”: Here, we'll look at senior management's resistance from the US' perspective. We’ll compare and contrast the manifested behaviors of executive resistance to Agile - both overt and covert forms. We'll also see how the people perceive and react to them. Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| Agile Bottom Line: The Spreadsheet Stories Episode #5 | 21 Oct 2025 | 00:29:24 | |
We are continuing our conversation with Nevine White, Senior VP of Finance at Greater Technology Together and a member of the Beyond Budgeting Round Table. Nevine has spent nearly two decades guiding organizations through the shift from rigid annual budgets to adaptive, rolling financial frameworks that enable true business agility. In this episode, Nevine discusses the challenges and success of empowering teams, the concept of embedded finance, and how transforming financial processes has fostered business agility, creativity, and resilience. Nevine details the importance of support structures, clear empowerment guidelines, and the impact of shifting from conventional budget models. Her transformative initiatives led to significant improvements in operational efficiency and organizational morale.
Nevine's insights highlight that there’s no one-size-fits-all playbook for financial agility. Instead, transformation requires experimentation, iteration, and courage to question the sacred cows of yearly budgets. Her experiences demonstrate how finance - often seen as the last function to change - can become a catalyst for business agility, resilience, and innovation. About Nevine White: Recognized for her experience in finance agility and building effective teams, she has been featured at conferences and on podcasts, and enjoys sharing her learnings and experiences with all who are seeking to meaningfully change and enable their teams. You can follow Nevine on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/nevinewhite/ Podcast music courtesy of www.purple-planet.com Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| Agile Bottom Line: The Spreadsheet Stories Episode #4 | 07 Oct 2025 | 00:28:43 | |
We are continuing our conversation with Nevine White, Senior VP of Finance at Greater Technology Together and a member of the Beyond Budgeting Round Table. Nevine has spent nearly two decades guiding organizations through the shift from rigid annual budgets to adaptive, rolling financial frameworks that enable true business agility. In this episode, Nevine discusses the complexities of rewarding performance, advocating for rewards disconnecting from financial targets to prevent bad behavior. She emphasizes the power of recognition and simple rewards over monetary incentives. She also highlights her strategies for career growth and new process implementation, stressing the importance of defining success criteria upfront and evaluating outcomes transparently. Listen in to learn how rethinking budget processes can foster creativity, collaboration, and enduring business agility.
Nevine's insights highlight that there’s no one-size-fits-all playbook for financial agility. Instead, transformation requires experimentation, iteration, and courage to question the sacred cows of yearly budgets. Her experiences demonstrate how finance - often seen as the last function to change - can become a catalyst for business agility, resilience, and innovation. About Nevine White: Recognized for her experience in finance agility and building effective teams, she has been featured at conferences and on podcasts, and enjoys sharing her learnings and experiences with all who are seeking to meaningfully change and enable their teams. You can follow Nevine on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/nevinewhite/ Podcast music courtesy of www.purple-planet.com Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| Agile Bottom Line: The Spreadsheet Stories Episode #3 | 23 Sep 2025 | 00:28:47 | |
We are continuing our conversation with Nevine White, Senior VP of Finance at Greater Technology Together and a member of the Beyond Budgeting Round Table. Nevine has spent nearly two decades guiding organizations through the shift from rigid annual budgets to adaptive, rolling financial frameworks that enable true business agility. In this episode, Nevine discusses the shift from traditional budgeting to agile financial planning, highlighting the benefits of continuous planning, operational agility, and real-time decision-making. She details the challenges and successes of implementing these changes, including the breakdown of old processes and the empowerment of frontline leaders. Nevine also shares insights into handling project funding, resource allocation, and fostering collaborative decision-making. Her approach showcases how rethinking budget processes can enhance creativity, collaboration, and agility in organizations.
Nevine's insights highlight that there’s no one-size-fits-all playbook for financial agility. Instead, transformation requires experimentation, iteration, and courage to question the sacred cows of yearly budgets. Her experiences demonstrate how finance - often seen as the last function to change - can become a catalyst for business agility, resilience, and innovation. About Nevine White: Recognized for her experience in finance agility and building effective teams, she has been featured at conferences and on podcasts, and enjoys sharing her learnings and experiences with all who are seeking to meaningfully change and enable their teams. You can follow Nevine on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/nevinewhite/ Podcast music courtesy of www.purple-planet.com Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| Agile Bottom Line: The Spreadsheet Stories Episode #2 | 09 Sep 2025 | 00:26:39 | |
We are continuing our conversation with Nevine White, Senior VP of Finance at Greater Technology Together and a member of the Beyond Budgeting Round Table. Nevine has spent nearly two decades guiding organizations through the shift from rigid annual budgets to adaptive, rolling financial frameworks that enable true business agility. In this episode, Nevine explains how she executed the shift to rolling forecasting. She details the initial varied reactions, the creation of a robust training program, and the integration of finance teams into regional operations for real-time decision-making. Nevine also elaborates on gamification strategies, overcoming executive resistance, and the importance of continuous learning and communication. Highlighting her experience of guiding executive leadership through this transition, she emphasizes the role of proactive coaching and effective upward management.
Nevine's insights highlight that there’s no one-size-fits-all playbook for financial agility. Instead, transformation requires experimentation, iteration, and courage to question the sacred cows of yearly budgets. Her experiences demonstrate how finance - often seen as the last function to change - can become a catalyst for business agility, resilience, and innovation. About Nevine White: Recognized for her experience in finance agility and building effective teams, she has been featured at conferences and on podcasts, and enjoys sharing her learnings and experiences with all who are seeking to meaningfully change and enable their teams. You can follow Nevine on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/nevinewhite/ Podcast music courtesy of www.purple-planet.com Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| Agile Bottom Line: The Spreadsheet Stories Episode #1 | 26 Aug 2025 | 00:29:01 | |
We’re kicking off Season 11 of Our Agile Tales with an eye-opening conversation with Nevine White, Senior VP of Finance at Greater Technology Together and a member of the Beyond Budgeting Round Table. Nevine has spent nearly two decades guiding organizations through the shift from rigid annual budgets to adaptive, rolling financial frameworks that enable true business agility. In this episode, Nevine shares how her journey began in the telecom industry when a bold CFO literally tossed out the company’s annual budget, sparking a search for a better way. That search led to adopting rolling forecasts and experimenting quarter by quarter - breaking and remaking processes along the way - to create a more nimble, data-driven, and responsive organization. In this first episode you will hear Nevine's candid stories about the messiness of transformation:
Nevine's insights highlight that there’s no one-size-fits-all playbook for financial agility. Instead, transformation requires experimentation, iteration, and courage to question the sacred cows of yearly budgets. Her experiences demonstrate how finance - often seen as the last function to change - can become a catalyst for business agility, resilience, and innovation. About Nevine White: Recognized for her experience in finance agility and building effective teams, she has been featured at conferences and on podcasts, and enjoys sharing her learnings and experiences with all who are seeking to meaningfully change and enable their teams. You can follow Nevine on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/nevinewhite/ Podcast music courtesy of www.purple-planet.com Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| Demystifying Company Culture and Getting Real About Better Workplaces Episode #7 | 12 Aug 2025 | 00:27:42 | |
In this series of episodes on Our Agile Tales, we’re getting radically honest about company culture with Lizzie Benton—culture coach, founder of Liberty Mind, and one of the most refreshingly candid voices in the world of modern work. Let’s face it: “culture” has become a buzzword. It’s often pitched as a magic bullet for success, but most organizations still struggle to define it—let alone get it right. In this series, Lizzie helps us move beyond the platitudes. She unpacks what culture actually is, why so many transformations fall flat, and what it really takes to build a workplace where both people and business can thrive. We’ll explore the tools and mindsets that matter, and dig into the uncomfortable truths that often get overlooked. In this episode: In this episode of Agile Tales, we finish our enlightening conversation with Lizzie Benton, where she discusses the importance of conflict resolution, nonviolent communication, and the complexities surrounding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Lizzie also recounts her most challenging and rewarding experiences in helping companies improve their culture, emphasizing the significance of leadership support and aligning actions with professed values. Her stories and advice offer practical tools for fostering a positive workplace culture.
About Lizzie Benton: Lizzie is a culture coach and the founder of Liberty Mind. She helps companies evolve beyond bureaucratic structures toward more human-centered, purpose-driven workplaces. She’s worked across industries—from tech to charities to construction—always with a focus on unlocking human potential and helping teams co-create meaningful change. Her approach blends depth and practicality, rooted in progressive practices like self-management, Liberating Structures, and Teal principles. Lizzie is a certified Holacracy Practitioner, Semco Style Expert, and TuffLeadership coach. She’s been named one of the top 30 millennials changing the world of work and has been featured in Forbes, The Metro, and The Financial Times. Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| Demystifying Company Culture and Getting Real About Better Workplaces Episode #6 | 29 Jul 2025 | 00:29:28 | |
In this series of episodes on Our Agile Tales, we’re getting radically honest about company culture with Lizzie Benton—culture coach, founder of Liberty Mind, and one of the most refreshingly candid voices in the world of modern work. Let’s face it: “culture” has become a buzzword. It’s often pitched as a magic bullet for success, but most organizations still struggle to define it—let alone get it right. In this series, Lizzie helps us move beyond the platitudes. She unpacks what culture actually is, why so many transformations fall flat, and what it really takes to build a workplace where both people and business can thrive. We’ll explore the tools and mindsets that matter, and dig into the uncomfortable truths that often get overlooked. In this episode: In this episode of Our Agile Tales, we continue our conversation with Lizzie Benton, where she shares insights on integrating company culture with sustainability, embedding continuous learning, and fostering employee engagement and retention. She also explores innovative approaches to pay, promotions, and the ongoing debate of remote vs. hybrid work environments. Providing examples from progressive organizations, Lizzie illustrates the importance of co-creation, psychological safety, and empathetic feedback in building adaptable and thriving workplaces.
About Lizzie Benton: Lizzie is a culture coach and the founder of Liberty Mind. She helps companies evolve beyond bureaucratic structures toward more human-centered, purpose-driven workplaces. She’s worked across industries—from tech to charities to construction—always with a focus on unlocking human potential and helping teams co-create meaningful change. Her approach blends depth and practicality, rooted in progressive practices like self-management, Liberating Structures, and Teal principles. Lizzie is a certified Holacracy Practitioner, Semco Style Expert, and TuffLeadership coach. She’s been named one of the top 30 millennials changing the world of work and has been featured in Forbes, The Metro, and The Financial Times. Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| Demystifying Company Culture and Getting Real About Better Workplaces Episode #5 | 15 Jul 2025 | 00:29:28 | |
In this series of episodes on Our Agile Tales, we’re getting radically honest about company culture with Lizzie Benton—culture coach, founder of Liberty Mind, and one of the most refreshingly candid voices in the world of modern work. Let’s face it: “culture” has become a buzzword. It’s often pitched as a magic bullet for success, but most organizations still struggle to define it—let alone get it right. In this series, Lizzie helps us move beyond the platitudes. She unpacks what culture actually is, why so many transformations fall flat, and what it really takes to build a workplace where both people and business can thrive. We’ll explore the tools and mindsets that matter, and dig into the uncomfortable truths that often get overlooked. In this episode: In this episode of Our Agile Tales, we continue our conversation with Lizzie Benton, where she provides deep insights into the challenges and successes of self-management models, decentralizing decision-making, and rethinking roles and responsibilities within organizations. We explore practical frameworks like advice-based decision making, and discuss how even non-executive employees can catalyze cultural changes. Lizzie shares her expertise on the importance of starting small, experimenting with new practices, and the pivotal role of leadership in cultivating trust and vulnerability. In this episode we discuss diagnostic tools for assessing company culture, the significance of cultural fit in hiring, and how to integrate employee wellbeing into organizational practices. The conversation delves into common obstacles faced during culture change and the role of leadership in fostering an inclusive and vibrant workplace.
About Lizzie Benton: Lizzie is a culture coach and the founder of Liberty Mind. She helps companies evolve beyond bureaucratic structures toward more human-centered, purpose-driven workplaces. She’s worked across industries—from tech to charities to construction—always with a focus on unlocking human potential and helping teams co-create meaningful change. Her approach blends depth and practicality, rooted in progressive practices like self-management, Liberating Structures, and Teal principles. Lizzie is a certified Holacracy Practitioner, Semco Style Expert, and TuffLeadership coach. She’s been named one of the top 30 millennials changing the world of work and has been featured in Forbes, The Metro, and The Financial Times. Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| Demystifying Company Culture and Getting Real About Better Workplaces Episode #4 | 01 Jul 2025 | 00:28:28 | |
In this series of episodes on Our Agile Tales, we’re getting radically honest about company culture with Lizzie Benton—culture coach, founder of Liberty Mind, and one of the most refreshingly candid voices in the world of modern work. Let’s face it: “culture” has become a buzzword. It’s often pitched as a magic bullet for success, but most organizations still struggle to define it—let alone get it right. In this series, Lizzie helps us move beyond the platitudes. She unpacks what culture actually is, why so many transformations fall flat, and what it really takes to build a workplace where both people and business can thrive. We’ll explore the tools and mindsets that matter, and dig into the uncomfortable truths that often get overlooked. In this episode: In this episode of Our Agile Tales, we continue our conversation with Lizzie Benton, where she provides deep insights into the challenges and successes of self-management models, decentralizing decision-making, and rethinking roles and responsibilities within organizations. We explore practical frameworks like advice-based decision making, and discuss how even non-executive employees can catalyze cultural changes. Lizzie shares her expertise on the importance of starting small, experimenting with new practices, and the pivotal role of leadership in cultivating trust and vulnerability. This episode offers a roadmap for organizations looking to adapt and thrive in a rapidly changing world.
About Lizzie Benton: Lizzie is a culture coach and the founder of Liberty Mind. She helps companies evolve beyond bureaucratic structures toward more human-centered, purpose-driven workplaces. She’s worked across industries—from tech to charities to construction—always with a focus on unlocking human potential and helping teams co-create meaningful change. Her approach blends depth and practicality, rooted in progressive practices like self-management, Liberating Structures, and Teal principles. Lizzie is a certified Holacracy Practitioner, Semco Style Expert, and TuffLeadership coach. She’s been named one of the top 30 millennials changing the world of work and has been featured in Forbes, The Metro, and The Financial Times. Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| [Episode 5] Beyond Budgeting: 25 Years of Management Innovation | 10 Mar 2026 | 00:28:34 | |
Welcome back to Our Agile Tales as we continue our conversation with Bjarte Bogsnes, exploring case studies from his latest book, This Is Beyond Budgeting. The book distills nearly three decades of experience challenging traditional budgeting, targets, and control-based management. In this episode, Bjarte discusses David Lloyd Clubs’ Beyond Budgeting shift starting in October 2019 and how it helped during the 2020 pandemic through greater local autonomy and faster, more continuous funding decisions. He explains the core change of separating budget purposes into distinct processes for target setting, forecasting (as non-binding forecasts), and resource allocation, with more local decision-making and a revised cadence beyond annual budgets. Bogsnes addresses budget gaming by isolating it to target setting and using relative performance and transparency to encourage improvement while avoiding naming-and-shaming, emphasizing holistic performance evaluation when measures are absolute. The conversation also covers beyond budgeting relevance to the public sector via a pilot in Sogndal Municipality, Norway, and TDR Capital’s role as a private equity owner encouraging portfolio companies to adopt beyond budgeting, including examples like Stonegate and BPP. Key topics and timestamps
About Bjarte Bogsnes Bjarte Bogsnes is Chairman of the Beyond Budgeting Round Table, a former global finance executive, and a leading thinker in management innovation. He is the author of Implementing Beyond Budgeting and This Is Beyond Budgeting, showing how organizations can replace rigid, calendar-driven systems with models built on trust, transparency, and adaptability — creating companies that are both more responsive and more human. Follow Bjarte at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjarte-bogsnes-41557910/ Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| Demystifying Company Culture and Getting Real About Better Workplaces Episode #3 | 17 Jun 2025 | 00:29:57 | |
In this series of episodes on Our Agile Tales, we’re getting radically honest about company culture with Lizzie Benton—culture coach, founder of Liberty Mind, and one of the most refreshingly candid voices in the world of modern work. Let’s face it: “culture” has become a buzzword. It’s often pitched as a magic bullet for success, but most organizations still struggle to define it—let alone get it right. In this series, Lizzie helps us move beyond the platitudes. She unpacks what culture actually is, why so many transformations fall flat, and what it really takes to build a workplace where both people and business can thrive. We’ll explore the tools and mindsets that matter, and dig into the uncomfortable truths that often get overlooked. In this episode: We continue our conversation with Lizzie Benton and cover topics such as the importance of autonomy in teams, examples of hierarchical organizations experimenting with agile methods, and strategies for effective recruitment and team development. Lizzie emphasizes values-based recruitment, meaningful experiments within hierarchies, the significance of feedback, and the importance of coaching and listening skills. The episode also provides practical advice on improving meeting structures and fostering a culture where feedback is timely and constructive.
About Lizzie Benton: Lizzie is a culture coach and the founder of Liberty Mind. She helps companies evolve beyond bureaucratic structures toward more human-centered, purpose-driven workplaces. She’s worked across industries—from tech to charities to construction—always with a focus on unlocking human potential and helping teams co-create meaningful change. Her approach blends depth and practicality, rooted in progressive practices like self-management, Liberating Structures, and Teal principles. Lizzie is a certified Holacracy Practitioner, Semco Style Expert, and TuffLeadership coach. She’s been named one of the top 30 millennials changing the world of work and has been featured in Forbes, The Metro, and The Financial Times. Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| Demystifying Company Culture and Getting Real About Better Workplaces Episode #2 | 03 Jun 2025 | 00:27:30 | |
In this new series of episodes on Our Agile Tales, we’re getting radically honest about company culture with Lizzie Benton—culture coach, founder of Liberty Mind, and one of the most refreshingly candid voices in the world of modern work. Let’s face it: “culture” has become a buzzword. It’s often pitched as a magic bullet for success, but most organizations still struggle to define it—let alone get it right. In this series, Lizzie helps us move beyond the platitudes. She unpacks what culture actually is, why so many transformations fall flat, and what it really takes to build a workplace where both people and business can thrive. We’ll explore the tools and mindsets that matter, and dig into the uncomfortable truths that often get overlooked. In this episode: In this episode, we delve into company culture and the essence of creating better workplaces with Lizzie Benton, a culture coach and founder of Liberty Mind. Lizzie shares her insights on moving beyond bureaucratic structures to build more human-centered, purpose-driven workplaces. The conversation touches on the success of Scandinavian countries in workplace happiness, the importance of trust, the pitfalls of traditional performance management, and the benefits of dynamic re-teaming. Lizzie also emphasizes the necessity of clear purpose, the treatment of people as adults, complexity consciousness, psychological safety, and participative decision-making in building progressive organizations.
About Lizzie Benton: Lizzie is a culture coach and the founder of Liberty Mind. She helps companies evolve beyond bureaucratic structures toward more human-centered, purpose-driven workplaces. She’s worked across industries—from tech to charities to construction—always with a focus on unlocking human potential and helping teams co-create meaningful change. Her approach blends depth and practicality, rooted in progressive practices like self-management, Liberating Structures, and Teal principles. Lizzie is a certified Holacracy Practitioner, Semco Style Expert, and TuffLeadership coach. She’s been named one of the top 30 millennials changing the world of work and has been featured in Forbes, The Metro, and The Financial Times. Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| Demystifying Company Culture and Getting Real About Better Workplaces Episode #1 | 20 May 2025 | 00:29:31 | |
In this new series of episodes on Our Agile Tales, we’re getting radically honest about company culture with Lizzie Benton—culture coach, founder of Liberty Mind, and one of the most refreshingly candid voices in the world of modern work. Let’s face it: “culture” has become a buzzword. It’s often pitched as a magic bullet for success, but most organizations still struggle to define it—let alone get it right. In this series, Lizzie helps us move beyond the platitudes. She unpacks what culture actually is, why so many transformations fall flat, and what it really takes to build a workplace where both people and business can thrive. We’ll explore the tools and mindsets that matter, and dig into the uncomfortable truths that often get overlooked. In this episode: Lizzie Benton explains her journey into culture coaching, defines company culture, and addresses misconceptions about it. She critiques the impacts of Silicon Valley's corporate culture and explains the phenomenon of 'culture washing.' The discussion extends to alternative management structures, highlighting companies like Burtzorg and ABN AMRO that have successfully adopted self-managing teams. Join us as we delve deep into creating purpose-driven, adaptable work environments. 00:00 Introduction to Agile Tales Season 10 About Lizzie Benton: Lizzie is a culture coach and the founder of Liberty Mind. She helps companies evolve beyond bureaucratic structures toward more human-centered, purpose-driven workplaces. She’s worked across industries—from tech to charities to construction—always with a focus on unlocking human potential and helping teams co-create meaningful change. Her approach blends depth and practicality, rooted in progressive practices like self-management, Liberating Structures, and Teal principles. Lizzie is a certified Holacracy Practitioner, Semco Style Expert, and TuffLeadership coach. She’s been named one of the top 30 millennials changing the world of work and has been featured in Forbes, The Metro, and The Financial Times. You can learn more about Lizzie—and listen to her own podcast, Make It Thrive: The Company Culture Podcast—at libertymind.co.uk. Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| Inner Agility: The Key to Business Agility, Episode #13 | 06 May 2025 | 00:15:27 | |
We are embarking on a transformative journey with Michael Hamman on Inner Agility: The Key to Business Agility on Our Agile Tales. Michael believes in the potential of the workplace as a catalyst for personal, professional, and social transformation. His work with many organizations, teams, and leaders has enabled them to embrace a greater holistic team and enterprise-level agility by nurturing their inner capacity for leadership agility in the face of the complexity, volatility, and uncertainty of the 21st-century world. In this final episode of Agile Tales with Michael Hamman, we discuss the concept of Inner Agility as a pivotal element for achieving business agility. Michael shares his personal experiences, both disappointing and rewarding, in helping leadership teams develop their inner capacity for agility. He emphasizes the importance of self-awareness and the courage to face discomfort for personal and organizational growth. We also touch on his book, 'Evolve Agility,' which serves as a guide for fostering an agile leadership culture from within. The episode concludes with a teaser for our upcoming season 10 of Our Agile Tales. 00:00 Introduction Michael Hamman is the author of Evolvagility: Growing an Agile Leadership Culture from the Inside Out. The book provides a blueprint for what it means to be an agile leader in today's complex world and offers a practical roadmap for getting there. He is the head of development at Transformation Designs and is a Co-creator at the Centre for Inner Agility. Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| Inner Agility: The Key to Business Agility, Episode #12 | 22 Apr 2025 | 00:25:22 | |
We are embarking on a transformative journey with Michael Hamman on Inner Agility: The Key to Business Agility on Our Agile Tales. Michael believes in the potential of the workplace as a catalyst for personal, professional, and social transformation. His work with many organizations, teams, and leaders has enabled them to embrace a greater holistic team and enterprise-level agility by nurturing their inner capacity for leadership agility in the face of the complexity, volatility, and uncertainty of the 21st-century world. In this episode of 'Our Agile Tales,' Michael Hamman talks about the significance of inner agility as a key to business agility. Michael talks about the transformative journey he advocates through his work with organizations and his book, 'Evolve Agility: Growing an Agile Leadership Culture from the Inside Out.' The episode delves into the practice of 'deliberate sensemaking,' and how it contributes to a more adaptive and authentic workplace culture. Michael emphasizes the importance of leadership and systemic changes starting from the top-level executives, advocating for a culture where awareness and complexity in meaning-making lead to more effective actions in the face of uncertainty. Books and resources for further reading on transformative leadership are also discussed. 00:00 Introduction to Agile Tales Michael Hamman is the author of Evolvagility: Growing an Agile Leadership Culture from the Inside Out. The book provides a blueprint for what it means to be an agile leader in today's complex world and offers a practical roadmap for getting there. He is the head of development at Transformation Designs and is a Co-creator at the Centre for Inner Agility. Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| Inner Agility: The Key to Business Agility, Episode #11 | 08 Apr 2025 | 00:29:57 | |
We are embarking on a transformative journey with Michael Hamman on Inner Agility: The Key to Business Agility on Our Agile Tales. Michael believes in the potential of the workplace as a catalyst for personal, professional, and social transformation. His work with many organizations, teams, and leaders has enabled them to embrace a greater holistic team and enterprise-level agility by nurturing their inner capacity for leadership agility in the face of the complexity, volatility, and uncertainty of the 21st-century world. In this episode of Agile Tales, our discussion with Michael delves into the concepts of inner agility and its pivotal role in achieving business agility, highlighting Chris Argyris’ theories on espoused theory versus theory in use. Michael provides insights on the challenges of honest communication within organizations and the psychological strategies people employ to avoid discomfort. He emphasizes the importance of self-awareness and the limitations that our inner operating systems impose on our sensemaking and interactions. Michael also touches on the IDG's inner development goals and the need for methods that enhance our capacity for complex sense-making. The episode underlines that true organizational transformation stems from a deeper personal transformation and increased awareness of our underlying beliefs and assumptions. Michael Hamman is the author of Evolvagility: Growing an Agile Leadership Culture from the Inside Out. The book provides a blueprint for what it means to be an agile leader in today's complex world and offers a practical roadmap for getting there. He is the head of development at Transformation Designs and is a Co-creator at the Centre for Inner Agility. Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| Inner Agility: The Key to Business Agility, Episode #10 | 25 Mar 2025 | 00:29:46 | |
We are embarking on a transformative journey with Michael Hamman on Inner Agility: The Key to Business Agility on Our Agile Tales. Michael believes in the potential of the workplace as a catalyst for personal, professional, and social transformation. His work with many organizations, teams, and leaders has enabled them to embrace a greater holistic team and enterprise-level agility by nurturing their inner capacity for leadership agility in the face of the complexity, volatility, and uncertainty of the 21st-century world. In this episode of Agile Tales, Michael Hamman emphasizes the importance of leadership agility in navigating the complexities of the 21st-century workplace. He addresses the impact of organizational politics, the need for a culture of transparency, authenticity, and integrity, and the benefits of collective intelligence in fostering innovation and effective action. He also shares anecdotes and insights on how leaders can create environments that promote psychological safety and challenge employees to achieve greater levels of performance and development. Michael Hamman is the author of Evolvagility: Growing an Agile Leadership Culture from the Inside Out. The book provides a blueprint for what it means to be an agile leader in today's complex world and offers a practical roadmap for getting there. He is the head of development at Transformation Designs and is a Co-creator at the Centre for Inner Agility. Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| Inner Agility: The Key to Business Agility, Episode #9 | 11 Mar 2025 | 00:28:11 | |
We are embarking on a transformative journey with Michael Hamman on Inner Agility: The Key to Business Agility on Our Agile Tales. Michael believes in the potential of the workplace as a catalyst for personal, professional, and social transformation. His work with many organizations, teams, and leaders has enabled them to embrace a greater holistic team and enterprise-level agility by nurturing their inner capacity for leadership agility in the face of the complexity, volatility, and uncertainty of the 21st-century world. 00:00 Introduction to Agile Tales Michael Hamman is the author of Evolvagility: Growing an Agile Leadership Culture from the Inside Out. The book provides a blueprint for what it means to be an agile leader in today's complex world and offers a practical roadmap for getting there. He is the head of development at Transformation Designs and is a Co-creator at the Centre for Inner Agility. Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| Inner Agility: The Key to Business Agility, Episode #8 | 25 Feb 2025 | 00:28:16 | |
We are embarking on a transformative journey with Michael Hamman on Inner Agility: The Key to Business Agility on Our Agile Tales. Michael believes in the potential of the workplace as a catalyst for personal, professional, and social transformation. His work with many organizations, teams, and leaders has enabled them to embrace a greater holistic team and enterprise-level agility by nurturing their inner capacity for leadership agility in the face of the complexity, volatility, and uncertainty of the 21st-century world. 00:00 Introduction to Agile Tales Michael Hamman is the author of Evolvagility: Growing an Agile Leadership Culture from the Inside Out. The book provides a blueprint for what it means to be an agile leader in today's complex world and offers a practical roadmap for getting there. He is the head of development at Transformation Designs and is a Co-creator at the Centre for Inner Agility. Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| Inner Agility: The Key to Business Agility, Episode #7 | 11 Feb 2025 | 00:29:46 | |
We are embarking on a transformative journey with Michael Hamman on Inner Agility: The Key to Business Agility on Our Agile Tales. Michael believes in the potential of the workplace as a catalyst for personal, professional, and social transformation. His work with many organizations, teams, and leaders has enabled them to embrace a greater holistic team and enterprise-level agility by nurturing their inner capacity for leadership agility in the face of the complexity, volatility, and uncertainty of the 21st-century world. 00:00 Introduction to Agile Tales Michael Hamman is the author of Evolvagility: Growing an Agile Leadership Culture from the Inside Out. The book provides a blueprint for what it means to be an agile leader in today's complex world and offers a practical roadmap for getting there. He is the head of development at Transformation Designs and is a Co-creator at the Centre for Inner Agility. Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| [Episode 4] Beyond Budgeting: 25 Years of Management Innovation | 24 Feb 2026 | 00:29:12 | |
Welcome back to Our Agile Tales as we continue our conversation with Bjarte Bogsnes, exploring case studies from his latest book, This Is Beyond Budgeting. The book distills nearly three decades of experience challenging traditional budgeting, targets, and control-based management. In this episode, we examine Beyond Budgeting through two case studies: Miles and David Lloyd Clubs. Miles is a Norwegian IT consulting company founded in reaction to command-and-control micromanagement. It operates without budgets and with minimal KPIs, guided by an evergreen financial ambition of maintaining a profit margin above 10% without cascaded targets or bonus links. Employees enjoy wide autonomy, with transparency as the primary control mechanism: purchases and training costs are posted on the intranet for shared learning. Miles places strong emphasis on recruitment and cultural fit, taking at least ten references and interviewing for beliefs, values, and attitudes. Employees assess technical skills and can veto candidates. The company invests heavily in social cohesion, including spouse-only events, and practices servant leadership, with the CEO retitling himself “Chief Servant Leader.” Bjarte notes that Miles was essentially “born beyond budgeting” and has sustained its principles through growth by consciously resisting bureaucracy, including internal leadership succession. The second case study, David Lloyd Clubs, a high-end UK gym chain with around 300 clubs, represents one of the fastest Beyond Budgeting implementations Bjarte has seen: launched in October 2019 and fully budget-free by January 2021. The model helped the company not only survive COVID-19 but emerge stronger. Key practices included increased club autonomy, strong internal benchmarking, transparency, and local involvement in KPI selection. Central target setting was reduced, with emphasis on relative performance rather than detailed annual targets tied to bonuses. Ownership by private equity firm TDR Capital supported the shift, focusing on leadership and management improvement rather than cost-cutting. Bjarte attributes the speed to strong owner backing, a capable controller leading the effort, and a supportive CEO, while noting that mindset change takes longer than process change. HR played a key role in shifting performance evaluation toward relative measures and maintaining shared club-level bonuses instead of individual incentives. Key topics and timestamps
About Bjarte Bogsnes Bjarte Bogsnes is Chairman of the Beyond Budgeting Round Table, a former global finance executive, and a leading thinker in management innovation. He is the author of Implementing Beyond Budgeting and This Is Beyond Budgeting, showing how organizations can replace rigid, calendar-driven systems with models built on trust, transparency, and adaptability — creating companies that are both more responsive and more human. Follow Bjarte at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjarte-bogsnes-41557910/ Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| Inner Agility: The Key to Business Agility, Episode #6 | 28 Jan 2025 | 00:26:33 | |
We are embarking on a transformative journey with Michael Hamman on Inner Agility: The Key to Business Agility on Our Agile Tales. Michael believes in the potential of the workplace as a catalyst for personal, professional, and social transformation. His work with many organizations, teams, and leaders has enabled them to embrace a greater holistic team and enterprise-level agility by nurturing their inner capacity for leadership agility in the face of the complexity, volatility, and uncertainty of the 21st-century world. 00:00 Introduction to Our Agile Tales Michael Hamman is the author of Evolvagility: Growing an Agile Leadership Culture from the Inside Out. The book provides a blueprint for what it means to be an agile leader in today's complex world and offers a practical roadmap for getting there. He is the head of development at Transformation Designs and is a Co-creator at the Centre for Inner Agility. Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| Inner Agility: The Key to Business Agility, Episode #5 | 14 Jan 2025 | 00:29:09 | |
We are embarking on a transformative journey with Michael Hamman on Inner Agility: The Key to Business Agility on Our Agile Tales. Michael believes in the potential of the workplace as a catalyst for personal, professional, and social transformation. His work with many organizations, teams, and leaders has enabled them to embrace a greater holistic team and enterprise-level agility by nurturing their inner capacity for leadership agility in the face of the complexity, volatility, and uncertainty of the 21st-century world. 00:00 Introduction to Agile Tales Michael Hamman is the author of Evolvagility: Growing an Agile Leadership Culture from the Inside Out. The book provides a blueprint for what it means to be an agile leader in today's complex world and offers a practical roadmap for getting there. He is the head of development at Transformation Designs and is a Co-creator at the Centre for Inner Agility. Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| Inner Agility: The Key to Business Agility, Episode #4 | 31 Dec 2024 | 00:20:48 | |
We are embarking on a transformative journey with Michael Hamman on Inner Agility: The Key to Business Agility on Our Agile Tales. Michael believes in the potential of the workplace as a catalyst for personal, professional, and social transformation. His work with many organizations, teams, and leaders has enabled them to embrace a greater holistic team and enterprise-level agility by nurturing their inner capacity for leadership agility in the face of the complexity, volatility, and uncertainty of the 21st-century world. 00:00 Introduction to Agile Tales Michael Hamman is the author of Evolvagility: Growing an Agile Leadership Culture from the Inside Out. The book provides a blueprint for what it means to be an agile leader in today's complex world and offers a practical roadmap for getting there. He is the head of development at Transformation Designs and is a Co-creator at the Centre for Inner Agility. Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| Inner Agility: The Key to Business Agility, Episode #3 | 17 Dec 2024 | 00:29:12 | |
We are embarking on a transformative journey with Michael Hamman on Inner Agility: The Key to Business Agility on Our Agile Tales. Michael believes in the potential of the workplace as a catalyst for personal, professional, and social transformation. His work with many organizations, teams, and leaders has enabled them to embrace a greater holistic team and enterprise-level agility by nurturing their inner capacity for leadership agility in the face of the complexity, volatility, and uncertainty of the 21st-century world. 00:00 Introduction to Agile Tales Michael Hamman is the author of Evolvagility: Growing an Agile Leadership Culture from the Inside Out. The book provides a blueprint for what it means to be an agile leader in today's complex world and offers a practical roadmap for getting there. He is the head of development at Transformation Designs and is a Co-creator at the Centre for Inner Agility. Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| Inner Agility: The Key to Business Agility, Episode #2 | 03 Dec 2024 | 00:29:01 | |
We are embarking on a transformative journey with Michael Hamman on Inner Agility: The Key to Business Agility on Our Agile Tales. Michael believes in the potential of the workplace as a catalyst for personal, professional, and social transformation. His work with many organizations, teams, and leaders has enabled them to embrace a greater holistic team and enterprise-level agility by nurturing their inner capacity for leadership agility in the face of the complexity, volatility, and uncertainty of the 21st-century world. Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| Inner Agility: The Key to Business Agility, Episode #1 | 19 Nov 2024 | 00:28:36 | |
We are embarking on a transformative journey with Michael Hamman on Inner Agility: The Key to Business Agility on Our Agile Tales. Michael believes in the potential of the workplace as a catalyst for personal, professional, and social transformation. His work with many organizations, teams, and leaders has enabled them to embrace a greater holistic team and enterprise-level agility by nurturing their inner capacity for leadership agility in the face of the complexity, volatility, and uncertainty of the 21st-century world. Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| The Advanced Guide to the Agile-ToC-Method (ATM) for Beginners Episode #9 | 05 Nov 2024 | 00:29:38 | |
Clarke “The Bottleneck Guy” Ching created the Agile TOC Method (ATM) and has been using it for more than 25 years to help CIOs, CTOs, and senior technology leaders solve the most vexing productivity problems. He is the author of Rolling Rocks Downhill, CorkScrew Solutions, and The Bottleneck Rules. Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| The Advanced Guide to the Agile-ToC-Method (ATM) for Beginners Episode #8 | 22 Oct 2024 | 00:27:42 | |
Clarke “The Bottleneck Guy” Ching created the Agile TOC Method (ATM) and has been using it for more than 25 years to help CIOs, CTOs, and senior technology leaders solve the most vexing productivity problems. He is the author of Rolling Rocks Downhill, CorkScrew Solutions, and The Bottleneck Rules. Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| The Advanced Guide to the Agile-ToC-Method (ATM) for Beginners Episode #7 | 08 Oct 2024 | 00:30:07 | |
Clarke “The Bottleneck Guy” Ching created the Agile TOC Method (ATM) and has been using it for more than 25 years to help CIOs, CTOs, and senior technology leaders solve the most vexing productivity problems. He is the author of Rolling Rocks Downhill, CorkScrew Solutions, and The Bottleneck Rules. Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| The Advanced Guide to the Agile-ToC-Method (ATM) for Beginners Episode #6 | 24 Sep 2024 | 00:29:27 | |
Clarke “The Bottleneck Guy” Ching created the Agile TOC Method (ATM) and has been using it for more than 25 years to help CIOs, CTOs, and senior technology leaders solve the most vexing productivity problems. He is the author of Rolling Rocks Downhill, CorkScrew Solutions, and The Bottleneck Rules. Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| [Episode 3] Beyond Budgeting: 25 Years of Management Innovation | 03 Feb 2026 | 00:25:24 | |
Welcome back to Our Agile Tales, where we continue our conversation with Bjarte Bogsnes to go over case studies from his latest book, This Is Beyond Budgeting. His new book distills nearly three decades of real-world experience challenging traditional budgeting, targets, and control-based management. In this episode of 'Our Agile Tales,' we welcome back Bjarte Bogsnes, Chairman of Beyond Budgeting Round Table, to explore the principles and practices of Beyond Budgeting. Bogsnes shares his extensive experience and insights on how Beyond Budgeting can drive performance by empowering employees and promoting coherence across management processes. The conversation delves into Handelsbanken's unique approach to employee bonuses, performance reviews, promotions, and training, highlighting the bank's emphasis on long-term employee development and consistent management philosophies. This episode offers valuable lessons for companies looking to create more adaptive and human organizations. Key topics and approximate timestamps
About Bjarte Bogsnes Bjarte Bogsnes is the Chairman of the Beyond Budgeting Round Table, a former global finance executive, and a leading thinker in management innovation. He is the author of Implementing Beyond Budgeting and This Is Beyond Budgeting, where he distills nearly three decades of real-world experience challenging traditional budgeting, targets, and control-based management. Bjarte's work demonstrates how organizations can replace rigid, calendar-driven systems with models built on trust, transparency, and adaptability. The result is creating companies that are not only more responsive but also more human. Our music is from https://www.purple-planet.com. Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| The Advanced Guide to the Agile-ToC-Method (ATM) for Beginners Episode #5 | 10 Sep 2024 | 00:29:26 | |
Clarke “The Bottleneck Guy” Ching created the Agile TOC Method (ATM) and has been using it for more than 25 years to help CIOs, CTOs, and senior technology leaders solve the most vexing productivity problems. He is the author of Rolling Rocks Downhill, CorkScrew Solutions, and The Bottleneck Rules. Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| The Advanced Guide to the Agile-ToC-Method (ATM) for Beginners Episode #4 | 27 Aug 2024 | 00:23:45 | |
Clarke “The Bottleneck Guy” Ching created the Agile TOC Method (ATM) and has been using it for more than 25 years to help CIOs, CTOs, and senior technology leaders solve the most vexing productivity problems. He is the author of Rolling Rocks Downhill, CorkScrew Solutions, and The Bottleneck Rules. Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| The Advanced Guide to the Agile-ToC-Method (ATM) for Beginners Episode #3 | 13 Aug 2024 | 00:29:12 | |
Clarke “The Bottleneck Guy” Ching created the Agile TOC Method (ATM) and has been using it for more than 25 years to help CIOs, CTOs, and senior technology leaders solve the most vexing productivity problems. He is the author of Rolling Rocks Downhill, CorkScrew Solutions, and The Bottleneck Rules. Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| The Advanced Guide to the Agile-ToC-Method (ATM) for Beginners Episode #2 | 30 Jul 2024 | 00:28:50 | |
Clarke “The Bottleneck Guy” Ching created the Agile TOC Method (ATM) and has been using it for more than 25 years to help CIOs, CTOs, and senior technology leaders solve the most vexing productivity problems. He is the author of Rolling Rocks Downhill, CorkScrew Solutions, and The Bottleneck Rules. Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| The Advanced Guide to the Agile-ToC-Method (ATM) for Beginners Episode #1 | 16 Jul 2024 | 00:26:45 | |
Clarke “The Bottleneck Guy” Ching created the Agile TOC Method (ATM) and has been using it for more than 25 years to help CIOs, CTOs, and senior technology leaders solve the most vexing productivity problems. He is the author of Rolling Rocks Downhill, CorkScrew Solutions, and The Bottleneck Rules. Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| Money Matters Episode #4 | 02 Jul 2024 | 00:25:45 | |
Graham Scott is a Chartered Accountant, teacher, and author. Graham's journey began with studying Agriculture and Accounting at university, where he discovered his love for numbers. In 1996, he started his accounting practice and, through his role in a charitable trust, faced the challenge of negotiating a budget with the local council. This experience led him to pursue a Master's degree, and after discovering the Theory of Constraints (or TOC), he started applying TOC thinking to the traditional budgeting process. Graham's innovative approach to budgeting, rooted in the Theory of Constraints, has not only transformed his own career but also empowered small businesses to thrive and unlock business agility. His journey led to the publication of his book, Practice Makes Profit: The Small Business Owner's Guide to Making More Money by NOT Working Harder, a testament to his success and the doors it has opened for him, including his impactful work with senior leadership teams at various companies. Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| Money Matters Episode #3 | 18 Jun 2024 | 00:30:00 | |
Graham Scott is a Chartered Accountant, teacher, and author. Graham's journey began with studying Agriculture and Accounting at university, where he discovered his love for numbers. In 1996, he started his accounting practice and, through his role in a charitable trust, faced the challenge of negotiating a budget with the local council. This experience led him to pursue a Master's degree, and after discovering the Theory of Constraints (or TOC), he started applying TOC thinking to the traditional budgeting process. Graham's innovative approach to budgeting, rooted in the Theory of Constraints, has not only transformed his own career but also empowered small businesses to thrive and unlock business agility. His journey led to the publication of his book, Practice Makes Profit: The Small Business Owner's Guide to Making More Money by NOT Working Harder, a testament to his success and the doors it has opened for him, including his impactful work with senior leadership teams at various companies. Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| Money Matters Episode #2 | 04 Jun 2024 | 00:28:54 | |
Graham Scott is a Chartered Accountant, teacher, and author. Graham's journey began with studying Agriculture and Accounting at university, where he discovered his love for numbers. In 1996, he started his accounting practice and, through his role in a charitable trust, faced the challenge of negotiating a budget with the local council. This experience led him to pursue a Master's degree, and after discovering the Theory of Constraints (or TOC), he started applying TOC thinking to the traditional budgeting process. Graham's innovative approach to budgeting, rooted in the Theory of Constraints, has not only transformed his own career but also empowered small businesses to thrive and unlock business agility. His journey led to the publication of his book, Practice Makes Profit: The Small Business Owner's Guide to Making More Money by NOT Working Harder, a testament to his success and the doors it has opened for him, including his impactful work with senior leadership teams at various companies. Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| Money Matters Episode #1 | 21 May 2024 | 00:27:07 | |
Graham Scott is a Chartered Accountant, teacher, and author. Graham's journey began with studying Agriculture and Accounting at university, where he discovered his love for numbers. In 1996, he started his accounting practice and, through his role in a charitable trust, faced the challenge of negotiating a budget with the local council. This experience led him to pursue a Master's degree, and after discovering the Theory of Constraints (or TOC), he started applying TOC thinking to the traditional budgeting process. Graham's innovative approach to budgeting, rooted in the Theory of Constraints, has not only transformed his own career but also empowered small businesses to thrive and unlock business agility. His journey led to the publication of his book, Practice Makes Profit: The Small Business Owner's Guide to Making More Money by NOT Working Harder, a testament to his success and the doors it has opened for him, including his impactful work with senior leadership teams at various companies. Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||
| Versatile Organization Design with the unFIX Model Episode #5 | 07 May 2024 | 00:20:26 | |
We are concluding our conversation with Jurgen Appelo on Versatile Organization Design using the unFIX Model, a pattern library that he authored. The unFIX Model is a simple toolbox that helps you with versatile organization design. It facilitates gradual change, dynamic teams, and an important role to play for managers. The pattern library is inspired by innovative companies, including Haier and Tesla, various agile scaling frameworks, and books such as Team Topologies, Dynamic Reteaming, and Organization Design. Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about | |||