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.

00:00 Introduction to Agile Tales
01:24 The Hidden Layers in Organizations
02:44 The Importance of Authenticity
04:45 Challenges in Organizational Transparency
07:54 Disorienting Vocabularies
10:30 Developing People for Organizational Success
14:17 Leadership and Vulnerability
21:39 Handling Layoffs with Integrity
25:16 Collective Intelligence in Crisis
29:23 Conclusion

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

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, our discussion centers around business transformation through the lens of inner agility. The conversation delves into how informal agreements within teams can evolve into organizational culture and the importance of balancing cultural mandates with flexibility. Michael shares stories illustrating the significance of observing and responding to natural patterns in organizational behavior. The dialogue also explores the delicate balance between stability and evolution in human systems, the role of resistance in fostering growth, and the risks involved in authentic communication within organizations. The discussion concludes with insights into the negative impacts of organizational cover-ups on culture and employee behavior.

00:00 Introduction to Agile Tales
01:27 Cultural References and Informal Agreements
06:35 The Role of Resistance in Organizational Culture
12:19 Practical Examples of Organizational Resistance
17:55 Cover-Ups and Organizational Dysfunction
27:47 Conclusion and Next Episode Teaser

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

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.

The ATM model takes teams from burnout busy to productive buzz, helps them crank out delivery while keeping everyone happy, and minimizes customer complaints by satisfying their impossible expectations.

You can find more information about Clark and his work at https://www.clarkeching.com/.

Note: In this podcast, Clark mentions the book The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt.

Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

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.

The ATM model takes teams from burnout busy to productive buzz, helps them crank out delivery while keeping everyone happy, and minimizes customer complaints by satisfying their impossible expectations.

You can find more information about Clark and his work at https://www.clarkeching.com/.

Note: In this podcast, Clark mentions the book The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt.

Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

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.

The ATM model takes teams from burnout busy to productive buzz, helps them crank out delivery while keeping everyone happy, and minimizes customer complaints by satisfying their impossible expectations.

You can find more information about Clark and his work at https://www.clarkeching.com/.

Note: In this podcast, Clark mentions the book The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt.

Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

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.

The ATM model takes teams from burnout busy to productive buzz, helps them crank out delivery while keeping everyone happy, and minimizes customer complaints by satisfying their impossible expectations.

You can find more information about Clark and his work at https://www.clarkeching.com/.

Note: In this podcast, Clark mentions the book The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt.

Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

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.

The ATM model takes teams from burnout busy to productive buzz, helps them crank out delivery while keeping everyone happy, and minimizes customer complaints by satisfying their impossible expectations.

You can find more information about Clark and his work at https://www.clarkeching.com/.

Note: In this podcast, Clark mentions the book The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt.

Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

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.

The ATM model takes teams from burnout busy to productive buzz, helps them crank out delivery while keeping everyone happy, and minimizes customer complaints by satisfying their impossible expectations.

You can find more information about Clark and his work at https://www.clarkeching.com/.

Note: In this podcast, Clark mentions the book The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt.

Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

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.

The ATM model takes teams from burnout busy to productive buzz, helps them crank out delivery while keeping everyone happy, and minimizes customer complaints by satisfying their impossible expectations.

You can find more information about Clark and his work at https://www.clarkeching.com/.

Note: In this podcast, Clark mentions the book The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt.

Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

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.

The ATM model takes teams from burnout busy to productive buzz, helps them crank out delivery while keeping everyone happy, and minimizes customer complaints by satisfying their impossible expectations.

You can find more information about Clark and his work at https://www.clarkeching.com/.

Note: In this podcast, Clark mentions the book The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt.

Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

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.

The ATM model takes teams from burnout busy to productive buzz, helps them crank out delivery while keeping everyone happy, and minimizes customer complaints by satisfying their impossible expectations.

You can find more information about Clarke and his work at https://www.clarkeching.com/.

Note: In this podcast, Clarke mentions the book The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt.

Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

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.

You can learn more about Graham Scott through his LinkedIn profile at https://www.linkedin.com/in/grahamwscottnz/.

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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, we discuss the importance of deliberate sense-making and its impact on team dynamics and leadership. Michael shares practices and examples of both conversational and relational practices to overcome challenges. We also explore effective methods for giving feedback and the significance of acknowledgment and appreciation in fostering a positive and productive team environment.

00:00 Introduction to Agile Tales
01:25 A Story of Self-Awareness in the Workplace
07:13 The Power of Self-Management and Self-Awareness
12:43 Cultural Sensitivity and Team Dynamics
19:42 The Importance of Relationship Building
27:52 Conclusion

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

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.

You can learn more about Graham Scott through his LinkedIn profile at https://www.linkedin.com/in/grahamwscottnz/.

Books mentioned in this episode:

• Stop Decorating the Fish by Yishai Ashlag and Kristen Cox

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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.

You can learn more about Graham Scott through his LinkedIn profile at https://www.linkedin.com/in/grahamwscottnz/.

Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

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.

You can learn more about Graham Scott through his LinkedIn profile at https://www.linkedin.com/in/grahamwscottnz/.

Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

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.

Jurgen is the founder of the Agile Management Company and the author of several best-selling books, including Management 3.0 and Startup, Scaleup, Screwup. With a background in computer science and management, he has been instrumental in transforming countless businesses worldwide.

NOTE: The book that Jurgen Appelo refers to in the podcast is Networked, Scaled, and Agile: A Design Strategy for Complex Organizations by Amy Kates, Greg Kesler, et al. 

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We are continuing 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.

Jurgen is the founder of the Agile Management Company and the author of several best-selling books, including Management 3.0 and Startup, Scaleup, Screwup. With a background in computer science and management, he has been instrumental in transforming countless businesses worldwide.

NOTE: The book that Jurgen Appelo refers to in the podcast is Networked, Scaled, and Agile: A Design Strategy for Complex Organizations by Amy Kates, Greg Kesler, et al. 

Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

We are continuing 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.

Jurgen is the founder of the Agile Management Company and the author of several best-selling books, including Management 3.0 and Startup, Scaleup, Screwup. With a background in computer science and management, he has been instrumental in transforming countless businesses worldwide.

NOTE: The book that Jurgen Appelo refers to in the podcast is Networked, Scaled, and Agile: A Design Strategy for Complex Organizations by Amy Kates, Greg Kesler, et al. 

Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

We are continuing 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.

Jurgen is the founder of the Agile Management Company and the author of several best-selling books, including Management 3.0 and Startup, Scaleup, Screwup. With a background in computer science and management, he has been instrumental in transforming countless businesses worldwide.

NOTE: The book that Jurgen Appelo refers to in the podcast is Networked, Scaled, and Agile: A Design Strategy for Complex Organizations by Amy Kates, Greg Kesler, et al. 

Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

We are kicking off our new season with Jurgen Appelo. Our conversation with Jurgen centers around 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.

Jurgen is the founder of the Agile Management Company and the author of several best-selling books, including Management 3.0 and Startup, Scaleup, Screwup. With a background in computer science and management, he has been instrumental in transforming countless businesses worldwide.

NOTE: The book that Jurgen Appelo refers to in the podcast is Networked, Scaled, and Agile: A Design Strategy for Complex Organizations by Amy Kates, Greg Kesler, et al. 

Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

In this podcast series, Mirko Kleiner goes over Lean-Agile Procurement and shares real stories of how it increases business agility between companies. Mirko is a thought leader in Lean-Agile Procurement, and his work landed him the 2018 Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply award (CIPS). He is the president of Lean-Agile Procurement Alliance,  co-founder of Flow Days, an Agile enterprise coach, and a certified Scrum at Scale trainer. He is the author of the book. Lean-Agile Procurement: How to Get Twice the Value in Half the Time.

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

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In this podcast series, Mirko Kleiner goes over Lean-Agile Procurement and shares real stories of how it increases business agility between companies. Mirko is a thought leader in Lean-Agile Procurement, and his work landed him the 2018 Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply award (CIPS). He is the president of Lean-Agile Procurement Alliance,  co-founder of Flow Days, an Agile enterprise coach, and a certified Scrum at Scale trainer. He is the author of the book. Lean-Agile Procurement: How to Get Twice the Value in Half the Time.

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

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, we discuss the importance of deliberate sense-making and its impact on team dynamics and leadership. Michael shares practices and examples of both conversational and relational practices to overcome challenges. We also explore effective methods for giving feedback and the significance of acknowledgment and appreciation in fostering a positive and productive team environment.

00:00 Introduction to Agile Tales
01:29 Conversational Patterns for Inner Agility
05:22 Advocacy and Inquiry in Conversations
12:40 Impact Feedback and Nonviolent Communication
22:25 Self-Awareness in Organizations
29:22 Conclusion

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

In this podcast series, Mirko Kleiner goes over Lean-Agile Procurement and shares real stories of how it increases business agility between companies. Mirko is a thought leader in Lean-Agile Procurement, and his work landed him the 2018 Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply award (CIPS). He is the president of Lean-Agile Procurement Alliance,  co-founder of Flow Days, an Agile enterprise coach, and a certified Scrum at Scale trainer. He is the author of the book. Lean-Agile Procurement: How to Get Twice the Value in Half the Time.

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

In this podcast series, Mirko Kleiner goes over Lean-Agile Procurement and shares real stories of how it increases business agility between companies. Mirko is a thought leader in Lean-Agile Procurement, and his work landed him the 2018 Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply award (CIPS). He is the president of Lean-Agile Procurement Alliance,  co-founder of Flow Days, an Agile enterprise coach, and a certified Scrum at Scale trainer. He is the author of the book. Lean-Agile Procurement: How to Get Twice the Value in Half the Time.

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

Natal Dank is a workplace, culture, and people development expert. She is a pioneer in the Agile HR movement and coaches clients across all industries, from innovative tech companies to not-for-profits, to global banks, in how to embrace an Agile mindset and reinvent their people practices. She hosted the first Agile HR Meetup in London in 2016 with the aim of building a community of like-minded disruptors. It has since grown into a regular event held across the world. In 2017 she co-founded the Agile HR Community and recently published the book Agile HR: Delivering Value in a Changing World of Work. In 2020 she started PXO Culture with the aim of defining modern HR for the 21st Century and helping organizations build great People Experience and Operations.

Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

Natal Dank is a workplace, culture, and people development expert. She is a pioneer in the Agile HR movement and coaches clients across all industries, from innovative tech companies to not-for-profits, to global banks, in how to embrace an Agile mindset and reinvent their people practices. She hosted the first Agile HR Meetup in London in 2016 with the aim of building a community of like-minded disruptors. It has since grown into a regular event held across the world. In 2017 she co-founded the Agile HR Community and recently published the book Agile HR: Delivering Value in a Changing World of Work. In 2020 she started PXO Culture with the aim of defining modern HR for the 21st Century and helping organizations build great People Experience and Operations.

Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

Natal Dank is a workplace, culture, and people development expert. She is a pioneer in the Agile HR movement and coaches clients across all industries, from innovative tech companies to not-for-profits, to global banks, in how to embrace an Agile mindset and reinvent their people practices. She hosted the first Agile HR Meetup in London in 2016 with the aim of building a community of like-minded disruptors. It has since grown into a regular event held across the world. In 2017 she co-founded the Agile HR Community and recently published the book Agile HR: Delivering Value in a Changing World of Work. In 2020 she started PXO Culture with the aim of defining modern HR for the 21st Century and helping organizations build great People Experience and Operations.

NOTE: The Fast Company article that Natal Dank references in the podcast can be read at https://www.fastcompany.com/90878985/hr-often-sucks-heres-how-could-be-better

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Natal Dank is a workplace, culture, and people development expert. She is a pioneer in the Agile HR movement and coaches clients across all industries, from innovative tech companies to not-for-profits, to global banks, in how to embrace an Agile mindset and reinvent their people practices. She hosted the first Agile HR Meetup in London in 2016 with the aim of building a community of like-minded disruptors. It has since grown into a regular event held across the world. In 2017 she co-founded the Agile HR Community and recently published the book Agile HR: Delivering Value in a Changing World of Work. In 2020 she started PXO Culture with the aim of defining modern HR for the 21st Century and helping organizations build great People Experience and Operations.

Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

Natal Dank is a workplace, culture, and people development expert. She is a pioneer in the Agile HR movement and coaches clients across all industries, from innovative tech companies to not-for-profits, to global banks, in how to embrace an Agile mindset and reinvent their people practices. She hosted the first Agile HR Meetup in London in 2016 with the aim of building a community of like-minded disruptors. It has since grown into a regular event held across the world. In 2017 she co-founded the Agile HR Community and recently published the book Agile HR: Delivering Value in a Changing World of Work. In 2020 she started PXO Culture with the aim of defining modern HR for the 21st Century and helping organizations build great People Experience and Operations.

Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

Sally Elatta, CEO and founder of AgilityHealth, found herself in uncharted territory as she engaged in a different kind of transformation: a once-in-a-lifetime revolution in her home country, Sudan,  which toppled a 30-year-old dictatorship.

From meeting with Sudan's Prime Minister to developing Sudan NextGen, a nonprofit organization with a vision of transforming Sudan in pursuit of a shared dream of being one of Africa's leading countries and economies, Sally shares lessons learned to help broaden our vision of business agility. Her words will hopefully encourage us to let go of fear in approaching transformations and show us how business agility sets us up with the skills needed to engage in what matters most to us.

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

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Sally Elatta, CEO and founder of AgilityHealth, found herself in uncharted territory as she engaged in a different kind of transformation: a once-in-a-lifetime revolution in her home country, Sudan,  which toppled a 30-year-old dictatorship.

From meeting with Sudan's Prime Minister to developing Sudan NextGen, a nonprofit organization with a vision of transforming Sudan in pursuit of a shared dream of being one of Africa's leading countries and economies, Sally shares lessons learned to help broaden our vision of business agility. Her words will hopefully encourage us to let go of fear in approaching transformations and show us how business agility sets us up with the skills needed to engage in what matters most to us.

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

Evan Leybourn, the founder of the Business Agility Institute, has been many things throughout his career: a satellite engineer (not what it sounds like), a library assistant (exactly what it sounds like), a koala (long story), a Business Intelligence developer, and a manager amongst others. In all of these roles, he has made mistakes and has failed. Anyone who has heard him speak before should know that business agility is a journey, not a destination. But what may not be clear is that while it's a corporate journey, it's also a personal one for Evan.

So which of those mistakes and failures brought him to business agility? And what did he learn along the way? Find out what he has learned as we chat with him in this series on Change is the Only Constant.

Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

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, we discuss the importance of deliberate sense-making and its impact on team dynamics and leadership. Michael shares practices and examples of both conversational and relational practices to overcome challenges. We also explore effective methods for giving feedback and the significance of acknowledgment and appreciation in fostering a positive and productive team environment.

00:00 Introduction to Our Agile Tales
02:50 Challenges in Transforming Organizations
06:51 Creating Examples to Influence Leaders
07:33 Handling Hard Truths in Teams
12:58 The Problem with Not Telling the Truth
17:33 Covering Up the Cover-Up
22:44 The Broader Impact of Avoiding Truth
26:10 Conclusion

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.

You can find Michael Hamman on LinkedIn or peruse his work at Vertical Facilitator. 

Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

Evan Leybourn, the founder of the Business Agility Institute, has been many things throughout his career: a satellite engineer (not what it sounds like), a library assistant (exactly what it sounds like), a koala (long story), a Business Intelligence developer, and a manager amongst others. In all of these roles, he has made mistakes and has failed. Anyone who has heard him speak before should know that business agility is a journey, not a destination. But what may not be clear is that while it's a corporate journey, it's also a personal one for Evan.

So which of those mistakes and failures brought him to business agility? And what did he learn along the way? Find out what he has learned as we chat with him in this series on Change is the Only Constant.

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Evan Leybourn, the founder of the Business Agility Institute, has been many things throughout his career: a satellite engineer (not what it sounds like), a library assistant (exactly what it sounds like), a koala (long story), a Business Intelligence developer, and a manager amongst others. In all of these roles, he has made mistakes and has failed. Anyone who has heard him speak before should know that business agility is a journey, not a destination. But what may not be clear is that while it's a corporate journey, it's also a personal one for Evan.

So which of those mistakes and failures brought him to business agility? And what did he learn along the way? Find out what he has learned as we chat with him in this series on Change is the Only Constant.

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Evan Leybourn, the founder of the Business Agility Institute, has been many things throughout his career: a satellite engineer (not what it sounds like), a library assistant (exactly what it sounds like), a koala (long story), a Business Intelligence developer, and a manager amongst others. In all of these roles, he has made mistakes and has failed. Anyone who has heard him speak before should know that business agility is a journey, not a destination. But what may not be clear is that while it's a corporate journey, it's also a personal one for Evan.

So which of those mistakes and failures brought him to business agility? And what did he learn along the way? Find out what he has learned as we chat with him in this series on Change is the Only Constant.

Note: You can read about the behavioral model of business agility and 86 behaviors that Evan talks about at https://businessagility.institute/domains/overview

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Evan Leybourn, the founder of the Business Agility Institute, has been many things throughout his career: a satellite engineer (not what it sounds like), a library assistant (exactly what it sounds like), a koala (long story), a Business Intelligence developer, and a manager amongst others. In all of these roles, he has made mistakes and has failed. Anyone who has heard him speak before should know that business agility is a journey, not a destination. But what may not be clear is that while it's a corporate journey, it's also a personal one for Evan.

So which of those mistakes and failures brought him to business agility? And what did he learn along the way? Find out what he has learned as we chat with him in this series on Change is the Only Constant.

Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

Evan Leybourn, the founder of the Business Agility Institute, has been many things throughout his career: a satellite engineer (not what it sounds like), a library assistant (exactly what it sounds like), a koala (long story), a Business Intelligence developer, and a manager amongst others. In all of these roles, he has made mistakes and has failed. Anyone who has heard him speak before should know that business agility is a journey, not a destination. But what may not be clear is that while it's a corporate journey, it's also a personal one for Evan.

So which of those mistakes and failures brought him to business agility? And what did he learn along the way? Find out what he has learned as we chat with him in this series on Change is the Only Constant.

Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

The world has been going through a barrage of disruptions, affecting everyone's lives and livelihoods. So what are the necessary characteristics of leadership in this new world of work?

Join us in our conversation with Dr. Nick Horney, author of the book VUCA Masters: Leadership Agility in this New World of Work, as we explore the traits needed by any leader at any level of the organization to navigate our constantly changing environment.

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The world has been going through a barrage of disruptions, affecting everyone's lives and livelihoods. So what are the necessary characteristics of leadership in this new world of work?

Join us in our conversation with Dr. Nick Horney, author of the book VUCA Masters: Leadership Agility in this New World of Work, as we explore the traits needed by any leader at any level of the organization to navigate our constantly changing environment.

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In the past two years, many organizations have undergone a lot of change. They are trying to transform themselves with the new business realities - first driven by the pandemic and now driven by the ever-changing global events happening today. Are we simply driving continuous change using the usual methods or ushering in a Golden Age of Business Transformation and Change?

Join us in our conversation with Stephen Parry, a world-class expert, and multi-award-winning transformation leader. In our discussion about changing the way we change, we refer back to a previous webinar that Stephen gave us, and we dissect a new way of looking at organizational transformations that go beyond the traditional frameworks prescribed to various organizations today.

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In the past two years, many organizations have undergone a lot of change. They are trying to transform themselves with the new business realities - first driven by the pandemic and now driven by the ever-changing global events happening today. Are we simply driving continuous change using the usual methods or ushering in a Golden Age of Business Transformation and Change?

Join us in our conversation with Stephen Parry, a world-class expert, and multi-award-winning transformation leader. In our discussion about changing the way we change, we refer back to a previous webinar that Stephen gave us, and we dissect a new way of looking at organizational transformations that go beyond the traditional frameworks prescribed to various organizations today.

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In the past two years, many organizations have undergone a lot of change. They are trying to transform themselves with the new business realities - first driven by the pandemic and now driven by the ever-changing global events happening today. Are we simply driving continuous change using the usual methods or ushering in a Golden Age of Business Transformation and Change?

Join us in our conversation with Stephen Parry, a world-class expert, and multi-award-winning transformation leader. In our discussion about changing the way we change, we refer back to a previous webinar that Stephen gave us, and we dissect a new way of looking at organizational transformations that go beyond the traditional frameworks prescribed to various organizations today.

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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, we discuss the importance of deliberate sense-making and its impact on team dynamics and leadership. Michael shares practices and examples of both conversational and relational practices to overcome challenges. We also explore effective methods for giving feedback and the significance of acknowledgment and appreciation in fostering a positive and productive team environment.

00:00 Introduction to Agile Tales
01:40 A Birthday Surprise Gone Wrong
05:22 Deliberate Sense Making Explained
14:49 The Importance of Being Present
21:15 Practicing Inner Agility
28:46 Conclusion

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.

You can find Michael Hamman on LinkedIn or peruse his work at Vertical Facilitator. 

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In the past two years, many organizations have undergone a lot of change. They are trying to transform themselves with the new business realities - first driven by the pandemic and now driven by the ever-changing global events happening today. Are we simply driving continuous change using the usual methods or ushering in a Golden Age of Business Transformation and Change?

Join us in our conversation with Stephen Parry, a world-class expert, and multi-award-winning transformation leader. In our discussion about changing the way we change, we refer back to a previous webinar that Stephen gave us, and we dissect a new way of looking at organizational transformations that go beyond the traditional frameworks prescribed to various organizations today.

Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

In the past two years, many organizations have undergone a lot of change. They are trying to transform themselves with the new business realities - first driven by the pandemic and now driven by the ever-changing global events happening today. Are we simply driving continuous change using the usual methods or ushering in a Golden Age of Business Transformation and Change?

Join us in our conversation with Stephen Parry, a world-class expert, and multi-award-winning transformation leader. In our discussion about changing the way we change, we refer back to a previous webinar that Stephen gave us, and we dissect a new way of looking at organizational transformations that go beyond the traditional frameworks prescribed to various organizations today.

Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

In the past two years, many organizations have undergone a lot of change. They are trying to transform themselves with the new business realities - first driven by the pandemic and now driven by the ever-changing global events happening today. Are we simply driving continuous change using the usual methods or ushering in a Golden Age of Business Transformation and Change?

Join us in our conversation with Stephen Parry, a world-class expert, and multi-award-winning transformation leader. In our discussion about changing the way we change, we refer back to a previous webinar that Stephen gave us and we dissect a new way of looking at organizational transformations that go beyond the traditional frameworks prescribed to various organizations today.

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“Business agility is about finding the constraints in the system” – Evan Leybourn, Business Agility Institute founder

Where do most teams and departments in an organization encounter constraints? They encounter it in management, the budgeting process driven by finance and the performance management process driven by HR. When management and finance are about control, teams are constrained and the organization cannot be adaptive. E.g. no (or not enough) budget to hire the people when they need it, get the equipment and supplies in time, have the flexibility to try things out, etc. 

In this podcast series, we explore with Bjarte Bogsnes how beyond budgeting enables an organization to achieve business agility. Though this journey isn’t for the faint of heart, companies like Tesla and Equinor (formerly StatOil) are doing this today – and are being very successful at it.

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