Quite often, I am asked the question “How do I introduce Agile (or insert a framework) into my organisation to get them to change?” My answer to that is “You don’t.” If you lead with a statement such as “We are going to implement Scrum”, how would you expect people to react?

Founder and CEO of Agility for All, Indra A. Books talks about what we as leaders need to do to ensure everyone has a chance to participate and collaborate in a safe setting. This is the first in the second series of six Lives about Team Collaboration.

Any gardeners reading this will be familiar with the truism that you need good soil in order to raise healthy plants. Leadership is somewhat the same I think – some amount of good self-leadership will help you recognise the qualities worth following in others; to know that the leaders you choose can help you move in the right direction. Mindfulness in essence is exactly that.

Founder and CEO of Agility for All, Indra A. Books talks about the third key element to setting your team up for success - a communication plan. This is the final in a series of six Lives about Team Collaboration.

Founder and CEO of Agility for All, Indra A. Books, talks about team work agreements in this 25 min Live Replay. After establishing who you are as a team, it is essential to define how you want to show up and interact. A team work agreement sets the stage for this conversation.

If you have a new group of people working together for the first time, a team canvas would be a great way to start to actually help them identify as a team. It gives you a chance to set the tone of inclusivity, and make it clear that everyone has a value to add to the team.

Founder and CEO of Agility for All, Indra A. Books, talks about the steps to creating team identity. Beginning with a team canvas or charter, helps a team to clearly define their purpose and value system

Founder and CEO of Agility for All, Indra A. Books, talks about the three key ingredients to begin the journey to having a high-performing team: team canvas, team work agreement, and a team communication plan. Just working on the same project or product does not inherently make a team.

Founder and CEO of Agility for All, Indra A. Books, shares tips on creating meetings with purpose using P.O.W.E.R. and how to avoid unnecessary meeting overload.

Far too many times, I have witnessed consulting agreements that are written for a period of years at a time. Someone has been awed by The World’s Best Designed Flashy PowerPoint™ into signing one of these beasts; where a gaggle of consultants come in to “transform the organisation” with promises of delivering services or products. And then, at the end of the multi-year contract, these engagements have not achieved the intended outcomes. So how do we do this, then?