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4. Explore and Engage

Rick Freedman

(1)Lenexa, Kansas, USA

Is there an agile personality type? Is agile evolution destined to succeed or fail based on the personalities of the executive team and the culture of the organization? Are Industrial Age companies, like Ford or Proctor & Gamble, with their history of hierarchical management styles, doomed to fail at agile? Agile consultants must consider these and many other questions before they embark on the mutual effort to enhance agility and responsiveness.

Explore the Environment

Before we tackle these questions, let’s discuss why they matter. If there is a recognizable type of personality that is more or less likely ...

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