Seeing the image above, I am sure you have heard slogans like “save the planet” and “there is no planet B.” While I support the idea that we should take care of our planet, I say we must take a more differentiated position to understand our situation and role regarding…

Many theories touch or focus on the topic of change, and most of the time, we look at them isolated. Thus, I decided to write this article that provides an overview of the most prominent change theories and describes how they can be viewed holistically together. Enjoy. “Electric Cars will Never Make It!” I once discussed…

Many software development teams use Jira these days to manage their work items. Software development teams create Jira issues like epics, stories, tasks, or bugs and shoot them through their Jira workflows. …

This article is part of my series on Competence and Discipline: The Pillars of Excellence, where I try to share my know-how with others. Know-how translates to the dimension of competence. So here, you can learn some good practices[1] for implementing a Scrum-like approach using Kanban. To be precise, it…

Your agile transformation initiative failed, and ambitious Scrum teams turned into simple feature factories? The posters on the wall of your last initiative to foster a more agile organizational culture ended in an adverse effect and generated organizational cynicism[1] instead of (business) agility and organizational citizenship behavior[2]? Well then, I…

We currently see leadership models arising like Leadership Agility or the leadership levels of the Kanban Maturity Model. Both of these models have in common that personal development is the key to becoming a better leader. Because these models define levels of maturity, I have some mixed feelings. It’s All About Maturity Levels The models…

In my article, Breaking with the Path of Taylorism, I wrote that, from a perspective of leadership and organizational design, we are stuck with the ideas of Taylorism. I wrote that this development began in the early 20th century. Well, I was a bit sloppy at that point. …

I am continually asking myself the following question: Why do people applaud the same simple pictures and infographics about leadership repeatedly posted on Twitter and LinkedIn? My first article, Find your personal leadership style, concluded that it’s because leadership know-how does not find its way into our corporations. …

Have you seen the last shared posts by one of your LinkedIn or Twitter contacts showing the difference between a boss and a leader? You sure know these pictures: There are these infographics of the n (n > 0) most essential differences between a boss and a leader. Pictures in…