agile

8. Agility precedes survival and sustainability

Agility precedes survival and sustainability. It’s an emergent property not a set of practices. It’s enabled by all we think, say and do. Agility is seen by others in our ability to respond to change.

On the inside, leaders have a deep responsibility for the response-ability of their enterprise.  

7. Survival precedes growth

Survival precedes growth. So, what’s essential for survival? Many businesses shine with ‘incident response’. No worries. It matters less where we start, it matters more that we start to work systemically on all 7 measures.

Leadership: Engaging people as a system of sense-making and advocacy, with clear directions and controls. Now, it’s less about the person at the top.

5. On values and leadership

On values and leadership. I was asked for my thoughts on leadership based on fear and pressure vs. passion and love. And, it raised a deeper consideration.

‘Pressure leading to fear’ and ‘passion leading to love’ contrast how leaders exercise power. Leaders hold it over people or share it with people, or both.