At the heart of a learning organization is a shift of mind – from seeing ourselves as separate from the world to connected to the world, from seeing problems as caused by someone or something “out there” to seeing how our own actions create the problems we experience.
Peter M. Senge (The fifth discipline)
Autonomy, self-direction, self-management, self-organization are great goals. But you can’t force people into that either.
Mike Beedle
Therefore, the primarily role of an Agile leader in an Agile organization is to empathize with what people need in the current context and help them grow.
The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.
George Bernard Shaw
every employee must be #honest,
Harald Dietrich
every leader must be #humble,
every attitude must be #human,
and an organization will be #healthy
"People have forgotten this truth," the fox said. "But you mustn’t forget it. You become responsible forever for what you’ve tamed. You’re responsible for your rose."
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Trust is like a paper - once it is crumbled it can't be perfect again.
unknown
There is no certification for #agile, like there is no certification for #democracy.
Harald Dietrich
Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?
T. S. Eliot
To attain knowledge, add things everyday. To attain wisdom, remove things every day.
Lao Tzu
Today I will do what others won't and tomorrow I can do things that others can't.
Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing.
Rollo May
In the marathon of life, there is no finish line.
Bill Courtney
Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.
Mother Teresa
Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life... have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.
Steve Jobs
If you'd like to achieve something special, add diversity and bet on the unexpected.
Harald Dietrich