Software estimation fails because development is inherently complex, not predictable. Stop chasing false certainty through story points, velocity, and hard commitments. Here's the adaptive approach that works.
This week I'm reading "The Effective Executive" on vacation and I'm genuinely irritated—not by Drucker's brilliant insights, but by how we're still fighting battles he won in 1966.
You're convinced dual system leadership works. But shifting from command-and-control to context-setting? That's where most transformations fail. Here's the proven implementation playbook.
Pandemic survivors weren't just lucky—they'd already cracked the code: anyone can lead based on expertise, not hierarchy. Here's how dual system leadership creates leaders at every level.
Leaders who approve everything kill organizational speed. Ask 'what context is missing?' not 'should we do this?'
Creating shared context throughout your organization enables faster, better decisions without traditional command structures. Here's how to break the bottleneck.
From autonomy principles to practice: clear rituals, defined boundaries, and visible metrics create the conditions for teams to own their work and navigate uncertainty with confidence.
Most leaders fear that giving teams true autonomy will lead to chaos. They're half right. Autonomy without clarity is chaos. But autonomy with clarity? That's where the magic happens. Your job isn't to prevent disorder, but to create clarity.