Changing the Mind of the Organization — Building Agile Teams
Organizations have minds in the same sense that individuals have minds. They chatter to themselves incessantly, sometimes audibly, sometimes without sound or in a whisper.
This self-talk, or inner-voice, of the organization will determine its true direction…and its success or failure.
Changing the Mind of the Organization — Building Agile Teams (available at amazon.co.uk, amazon.com, bol.com and others) explores this theme and puts it in the context of modern agile organization structures.
I write to make sense of our world and not for profit — author’s royalties will be donated to War Child.
Big thanks to over three thousand social media followers. Huge thanks to those who helped shape the final product. They are included in the kind words below.
“Pacey, challenging and concise. This book serves an eclectic mix of neuroscience, applied psychology and business leadership, written by someone who has ‘been there, seen it and done it’. Read and apply.” Dr. Henk Riesmeijer, Emeritus Psychologist and Founder of SPA Consult
“Brilliant!” Itzik Amiel, Bestselling author of Attention Switch.
“For anyone who tries to lead an agile organization into an uncertain and dynamic future, the topics covered by this book are required reading.” Jurgen Appelo, Author of Management 3.0 and CEO of Happy Melly
“Chris brings a human touch to change management, getting away from the ‘management speak’ of some textbooks…a ‘Dungeon Master’s Guide’ for adopting effective agile working across multidisciplinary teams.” Derek Glen, Director, Iorsa Ltd.
“ Occasionally confronting and challenging… Often creating a smile of recognition or even laughter with the humorous examples, remarks and quotes.” Inge Poorthuis MSc., Cognitive Neuropsychologist and Founder at PoorthuisAdvies
“I am struck by the echoes of Bill Deming. Eighty years on but we still need prompts like this to get us thinking clearly.” Graham Walker, Senior Lecturer, Department of Management Kingston Business School
“In this new book Chris Martlew challenges our (old) perceptions of change by playfully combining insights from fast moving social developments, human (neurological) evolution and daredevil management insights. ” Erik Dirven, Author and Managing Partner at TimeToChange.me
“A very enjoyable read…Chris writes in a style that invites the reader in. This easy style coupled with some great ideas and conclusions make this book a breath of fresh air.” John McKee, Legendary Software Engineering Quality Assurance Manager
“An enjoyable and stimulating read…It’s powerful, direct and thought provoking. There are clear and actionable take-aways which make any management read worthwhile.” Vikas Verma, Emerging Technologies Consultant
“With his new book Chris Martlew connects neuroscience and psychology with leadership and change. Thoroughly recommended…” Erik Veer, Enterprise Architect and Founder of InnoVeer
“Chris really gets to grips with this subject…Read it. Do it. Change the world.” Paul Walker, Entrepreneur
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Changing the Mind of the Organization — Building Agile Teams, is available at amazon.co.uk, amazon.com, bol.com and other good bookstores worldwide.
Royalties will be donated to War Child. #mindoftheorg