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"I think a lot of people just can’t get out of their own way. I think for a lots of companies and governments they would do better by giving people more freedom and they dont for whatever reason." - Mark Zuckerberg - Facebook founder

Radical transparency accomplishes two key things: 1.  It gets us leveraging our best part of us , our "upper level" 2.  It gets us maximizing the most and best thoughts of ALL of us for the best outcome from the best parts of all of us. The result is we put away our egos and the burden of heroism and as a group make the best decisions. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/freakonomics-radio/id354668519?mt=2&i=1000408464664 http://freakonomics.com/podcast/ray-dalio/

Just recently bumped into the concept of "decision latency", which Agile is built to combat when used correctly... First, a rough definition:  T he longer you take to respond to new data, business events, the less value there is in your response. Fast feedback loops, short work increments and regular inspection and adaption help keep decision latency to a minimum with Agile done well. Here's more info on the concept... https://ukcampaign4change.com/2012/03/07/why-prompt-decision-making-is-critical-to-the-success-of-it-projects/

Interesting quote from the founder of Wal-Mart - one of the lowest cost (and largest) but worst customer service retailers...

A fresh take on the Agile Manifesto by "new wave Agilist" Dan Greenberg... I am uncovering new philosophies of leadership, through experience, observation, and contemplation. Through functioning in a leadership role, I have come to value: Safety                            Over        Productivity Simplicity                       Over        Intelligence Doing What’s Right       Over        Fixing it Now Experimentation          Over        The Way We’ve Always Done It While there is value in the items on the right, I value the items on the left more. Metrics are for the team. Metrics should never leave the team. No one outside the team should ever look at a metric. Working software is the primary measure of progress. A releas...

Emotional Intelligence is a key to being the best Agilist you can be, including self awareness of mood. The "Mood Elevator" is a great tool to help you "get to curious"...

Turn the Ship Around! is the true story of how the USS Santa Fe skyrocketed from worst to first in the fleet by challenging the U.S. Navy's traditional leader-follower approach. No matter your business or position, you can apply Marquet's radical guidelines to turn your own ship around. The payoff: a workplace where everyone around you is taking responsibility for their actions, where people are healthier and happier, where everyone is a leader. https://youtu.be/OqmdLcyES_Q