Sep 7, 2025 | 3. Change Management, 5. Complexity, Uncategorized
Why effort ≠ performance — and what leaders can do about it In my last article — Why Organizations Get Stuck in Zone 5 (and What It Costs Them) — I explained how many companies fall into the trap of confusing effort with performance, pushing their people into a...
Aug 31, 2025 | 3. Change Management, 4. Agile Leadership, 5. Complexity, 6. Business Agility, 7. Sustainability, Uncategorized
Recently, on Linkedin, I shared a reflection on a paradox: many organizations operate as if they were athletes constantly training in Zone 5—maximum intensity, maximum effort, but sustainable only for a very short time. In endurance sports, coaches have long known...
Nov 9, 2024 | 2. Scaling Agile, 4. Agile Leadership, 5. Complexity, 6. Business Agility
Today agility must deliver more than “just” flexibility, it must drive real, measurable value. This post explores this shift towards a businesslike approach centered on outcomes, Time-to-Value and, why not, efficiency. Drawing insights from the 2024...
Apr 14, 2020 | 1. Agile Basics, 2. Scaling Agile
The dramatic crisis we are living due to Covid-19 and the consequent fears and uncertainties, could put at risk some of the advancements we have experienced in the past twenty years, also thanks to the Agile movement. Some of the underlying principles of that...
Feb 19, 2018 | 1. Agile Basics
Changing is hard thing. When it has to do with changing your management and leadership styles, it gets even more challenging. I’ve found that anchoring in my mind a simple statement which summarizes a set of (great) principles is a very effective way to...
