If you would be loved, then love others. Openly and completely, without a need for repayment or reward. Unconditionally, regardless of sex, religion, stature or status. Without lust or desire, without expectation, but intentionally and fully as if their happiness and well-being mattered more than life itself. If you can move the smallest step closer to that vision, you can change your life for the better, you can change the world.

The more an organization focuses on value and the less they focus on bureaucracy the better chance they have of succeeding. It all starts with choosing the right problem to solve and working until the solution that brings the most value for the customer is realized.

When people have clear instructions and expectations it is true that they get to feel very safe and secure in what they do. Often though they are left frustrated that the decision makers are not instructing them to do the things they see need doing. The biggest problems I see with traditional command and control management structures is the inefficiency, poor quality, and lost productivity that results – the people in charge are often not involved enough in the actual work to make the best decisions, and the people doing the work don’t feel enough ownership to do more than the instructions strictly ask for.

In our sixth series of YouTube videos, Kofi Blankson and Elvin Assiam are going to talk about what agility means to them and now it could change the landscape of business in Ghana. This is the last episode in this series and Kofi and Elvin are bringing up some really great points about adopting agility and how it is building a community or a village. This is a great inspirational episode to anyone trying to create a new culture around agility.

In our sixth series of YouTube videos, Kofi Blankson and Elvin Assiam are going to talk about what agility means to them and now it could change the landscape of business in Ghana. Today's episode is brought to you by Kofi Blankson discussing what agility can do for the future of Ghana. This is the next to last episode in the series.

Why are organisations and departments outside of software development hesitant? Is it because they think that Agile itself is a concept defined solely for software? Is it because they feel that if they don’t produce a tangible product that it cannot be applied? We explore this topic in today’s blog.

In our sixth series of YouTube videos, Kofi Blankson and Elvin Assiam are going to talk about what agility means to them and now it could change the landscape of business in Ghana. Today's episode is a reflection on the first ever Open Space Ghana held on 10 September, 2021 and how the principles of an open space apply to what happened to our two presenters on the day of the event as much as to anyone else.

In our sixth series of YouTube videos, Kofi Blankson and Elvin Assiam are going to talk about what agility means to them and now it could change the landscape of business in Ghana. Today's episode is a dive into the more technical side of Agility and they will discuss various frameworks and the advantages and disadvantages from their perspective.

There’s something about the mind of a child, who hasn’t yet become weighted down by routines and objectives, that is remarkable. And the picture of the snail sits on my desk now. A reminder of wisdom I have yet to find; of the persistence and patience needed when you cannot go faster; how listening to others shouldn’t begin with the value of what they might say.

In our sixth series of YouTube videos, Kofi Blankson and Elvin Assiam are going to talk about what agility means to them and now it could change the landscape of business in Ghana. Today's episode is about how changing your business practices to a more agile mindset can benefit you and your organization.