Articles and posts to inspire change

Most organizations get it wrong when it comes to improving the flow of value through an organization. They observe something that correlates with high-performing organizations and then try to copy it — assuming it is the cause of success. This confusion between correlation and causation is not unique to business. It appears everywhere around us.… Read more: The Correlation Trap: Why Small Initiatives Won’t Fix Your Delivery Problem

Some years back I wrote an article on LinkedIn arguing that you should not promise big changes, but rather take small steps instead. The focus of it was how easy it is to make bold promises of change and how hard they are to actually are to keep…both personally and within organisations. I’m not going… Read more: Disruptive or continuous change – you need both!

Over the past decade, I’ve had the privilege of guiding several large enterprises through their transformations — across different industries, cultures, and continents. There has to be significant change in how we fund, govern and organize the portfolio. In this article I share key insights on how to make that happen.

My son: “Do you have a screwdriver I can borrow?” Me: “Yes, but what do you intend to do with it?” My son: “Well, I’d like to tilt the umbrella holder on my golf cart” Me: “Okay, I see. You won’t need a screwdriver because it can’t be tilted” How often do you get direct… Read more: Share context for better solutions!

Agile transformations often start with big ambitions: cross-functional teams, happier employees, faster feedback loops, and more value delivered. But years later after the initial energy fades, many organizations find themselves right back where they started — slow, siloed, and stuck in legacy way of working. Major investments made in time, effort and money but with… Read more: Why Most Agile Transformations Fail Without Governance Reform