Spot the obstacles to business agility
Did you spot them all? For some of you this is a very easy exercise, but some of you might scratch their heads a bit. Those of you who are baffled by this picture scroll [...]
Never tell people how to do things – George Patton quote cartoon
Buy this cartoon "Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity". The legendary World War 2 American general George S. Patton [...]
The Highest Paid Person’s Opinion cartoon
Buy this cartoon The highest paid person's opinion (HIPPO) can really derail attempts to introduce Agile, or any flatter working practices for that matter. Virpi @voinonen
Output vs outcome cartoon
Buy this cartoon Are you measuring activity that might not make much sense anymore? You might be working in an output oriented team. Virpi @voinonen
The realistic innovation distribution curve – cartoon
We've all seen the innovation distribution curve (above). But those banging their heads on involved in organisational change efforts might sometimes feel that the word "chasm" doesn't quite describe the challenge you are facing... [...]
It’s hard to survive in the jungle when you were trained in a zoo – cartoon
Buy this cartoon Were you trained in a zoo? You probably were. I know I was. I came across a blog post on the metaphor of zoos and jungles by management consultant Sonja Blignaut. It [...]