The Art of Transforming Work

As we head towards October with a 'no-longer-prorogued-Parliament' you'd be forgiven for thinking that even elected Ministers have to be agile.

And yet we know that's political shenanigans and I have seen that using Agile actually removes much of that game-playing, ego-led leading we're seeing in other walks of life.

Why?

Because with Agile (as we've experienced it at #TeamPTHR) we see people being liberated to work on the things they have the energy, intent and will to work on. Without interference from process, politics or overbearing performance management from their leaders.

It's not chaos and a free-for-all either; it's aligned. Autonomous. And Agile. Triple-A as we call it.

Made famous by the likes of Spotify, we're now seeing it made famous by Salford City Council, Guy's & St. Thomas's NHS Trust HR, Motor Neurone Disease Association, Sky, River Island & others. From an HR, OD and Change perspective and not a technology product perspective.

Is there something trendy about being, and using, Agile? Of course. It's a shiny new thing to many and yet those who've been around it since 2001 or so, are already declaring it 'dead'. See this and other articles: https://bravegeeks.team/blog/project-management/agile-is-dead-scrum-implementation-survival-guide/

Yet in HR, Agile is a rarity. So are we too late? Is it dead and shouldn't go there?

Not if our experiences are anything to go by.

You see, by saying 'Agile/agile', you could mean sprints, scrums, stand-ups and you could mean 'hot-desking' - hence Big A and little a.

We have seen how Agile is handled differently and by its very nature, should be different and, of course, agile.

Agile in the 'fixed methodology' sense is probably dead. The thing that is Agile has its foundations in principles and a manifesto, yet has been adapted and shaped by all-comers. And that, to me, is perfect.

Let's take art.

I've seen some posts that say modern or contemporary art is dead. https://www.flavorwire.com/562999/why-all-contemporary-art-is-condemned-to-die

Yet tell that to the Tate Modern or Tracey Emin.

So the art of work is similar. It's a mixture, adaptations, new ways, traditions, rituals, and models.

Which is why we're looking at the art of transforming work, through our Juggling Agile event with our clients, partners, and collaborators telling their stories.

Tickets here - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/juggling-agile-tickets-71536109429

Let's be artistic, juggle our approaches and join in with the Agile re-evolution of work.