Reclaim and proclaim
In the previous articles (#1, #2 and #3) I wrote about how the west was lost to the neo-Taylorist managerial totalitarianism. The latest article ended on a slightly lighter note …
Leadership on the other side of the fence
Through the last articles I investigated some of the studies and narratives about management and leadership, and how the West was lost to that particular style of management that can be …
Agile Lean Leadership appetizer
Since 2001 Scrum has seen widespread use in all kind of projects, especially around product development. In the larger perspective this has begun to flow together with the streams of …
How the West was lost #3, reclaiming
Is it really possible to reclaim the territory in our organizations that have been lost to neo-Taylorists? I am convinced that we can, and we will end this article with …
Why do Scrum implementations get watered down?
Having worked with Scrum for many years, it is still interesting and exiting for me to see that it is able to move the goalposts. However, I keep wondering why …
How NOT to introduce Scrum and Agile! – 1
The most common way to fail in introducing Scrum is to call it Scrum, but to bastardize it beyond recognition. It can happen out of ignorance as well as with …
Japanese symbols
舎We are inspired by the whole Lean Thinking, that came to us in the west from Japan, but had its roots in the American W. Edwards Deming’s teaching. Nevertheless, …
How the West was lost #2
The first article on this subject was a bit short and I would like to give some more background and detail. Before 1900 there was not much theory or anything about …
How the West was lost
The institutions in Western society are in a deep leadership crisis. The way governments, organizations and businesses manage their affairs obviously does not work in a sustainable way. An erosion …
The Challenge
Leadership in the 21st century is challenged. Have you ever had the experience of having to navigate the rapids of a complex project or initiative? How do you make sense …
The 4W pattern explained
We have a new article or whitepaper in the works, about the so-called 4W pattern, read the first version here…
Explanation of Gemba
Gemba in it’s original Japanese meaning means “The Real Place”. In business the term is often used in contexts of decision making or improvement, taken to mean the place where …
