Ben Linders's Blog: Ben Linders - Sharing my Experience

Can consultants transform companies and make them agile? Companies do expect them to do that, but I don't believe it works that way. True agility comes from the inside and cannot be imposed on people.

I gave a mini-workshop at FlowCon France about psychological safety in teams, which was highly appreciated by the attendees.

Culture matters, but it's hard to explore what the culture looks like in a company. This article shows how you can use these cards to facilitate discussions around your team or company culture.

In August and September I'm giving online interactive workshops on retrospectives, self-assessments, agile culture, and problem-solving. Book your seat now!

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, trust and safety have taken a hit in our society. Bringing back psychological safety isn't easy, but it can and should be done. 

The adoption of agile in organizations seems to confuse people on how to manage agile teams. Let's explore some of the things that can help you as a leader or manager to work effectively with agile teams and make them flourish and grow.

I released a new Agile Coaching Tool called Personal Qualities Cards. These cards can be used to identify and discuss qualities or personality traits that people have.

This article dives into organizational culture and provides a coaching "tool" to visualize and explore your culture and foster culture change.

In November I'll be giving three online workshops: Problem Solving with Agile Thinking and Practices, Self-assessing your Agility, and Facilitating Remote Retrospectives. I'm also doing several public courses with partners. These are all small-group interactive workshops where you'll learn by practicing. Book your seat now!

This third and final article in the series on the Agile Manifesto explores what agile has brought us. And I’ll share the third block of five manifesto authors, showing how they inspired me and what I have learned from them.