Kurt NielseninAwesome AgileThe challenge of the traditional hierarchyAs long as people are reasonably comfortable, the aversion of risk will be a much stronger gravitational force than the opportunity of…Jan 27, 2022Jan 27, 2022
Kurt NielseninSerious ScrumTo be or not to be — Predictable“It will happen when it happens!” Does it really matter?Jan 5, 20221Jan 5, 20221
Kurt NielsenLeadership — The Good, the Bad and the UglyThere have been several articles about the fascination with obtaining managerial positions in traditional management hierarchies. This…Jul 30, 2019Jul 30, 2019
Kurt NielseninNavigating the RapidsTransforming Hierarchical Management into Agile Lean LeadershipSo much to say and so much to do, and so little time to get it done.Apr 30, 2019Apr 30, 2019
Kurt NielseninNavigating the RapidsThe Leadership Cornerstones2018 was a year with many challenges, debates and excursions around the subject of leadership. The coming of the end of the year seemed to…Jan 7, 2019Jan 7, 2019
Kurt NielseninNavigating the RapidsConfessions of a Scrum Trainer“Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned! It’s been a while since my last confession.” This sentence is the prologue to many a surprising…Nov 12, 2018Nov 12, 2018
Kurt NielseninNavigating the RapidsReclaim and proclaimIn the previous articles (#1, #2 and #3) I wrote about how the west was lost to the neo-Taylorist managerial totalitarianism. The latest…Jun 12, 2017Jun 12, 2017
Kurt NielseninNavigating the RapidsLeadership on the other side of the fenceThrough the last articles I investigated some of the studies and narratives about management and leadership, and how the West was lost to…May 6, 2017May 6, 2017
Kurt NielseninNavigating the RapidsHow the West was lost #3, reclaimingIs it really possible to reclaim the territory in our organizations that have been lost to neo-Taylorists? I am convinced that we can, and…Apr 19, 2017Apr 19, 2017
Kurt NielseninNavigating the RapidsHow the West was lost #2The first article on this subject was a bit short and I would like to give some more background and detail. Before 1900 there was not much…Dec 18, 2016Dec 18, 2016
