by Christian Herbst | May 13, 2022 | Project Management
Tools of management are not only ineffective, but they actively get in the way of transformational leadership intended to inspire deep change. Neither the sincerity of intentions, nor the soundness of the ideas can guarantee that the leader’s behavior will be...
by Christian Herbst | May 13, 2022 | Project Management
When we think we know something to be objective truth, our immediate reaction to news indicating the opposite is to jump to the conclusion that there must be something wrong with the source. “The human understanding when it has once adopted an opinion draws all things...
by Christian Herbst | May 13, 2022 | Project Management
Transitioning to Agile means using different measurements. Using status reporting such as traffic lights can be very misleading. Sometimes a project is 90% done but then the team tries to integrate the pieces into a product and finds that the requirements need to be...
by Christian Herbst | Apr 12, 2022 | New Ways of Working
Agile Techniques have been used for at least several decades. The Agile Manifesto expressed definitive values and principles. Today’s environment is disrupted by exponential advances in technology and demands from customers for immediate delivery of value. Agile...
by Christian Herbst | Apr 12, 2022 | Data Protection
While there is an entire industry focused on how to steal information at scale, and they enjoy a decent success rate, can we really establish anything close to real security? If so, it will take the collective effort of an entire industry. Developers create about...
by Christian Herbst | Apr 12, 2022 | New Ways of Working
The skills necessary for workforces to thrive will be different and broader after the Covid-19 pandemic. Here some changes that may take place. In order to deal with the new working environment, businesses need to analyze how they can maximize the productivity of the...
by Christian Herbst | Apr 12, 2022 | New Ways of Working
Business uncertainty created by the Covid-19 pandemic is on the scale of the two world wars. Well over two years from the discovery of the virus, it still has a profound impact on companies. The ways in which businesses have managed their workforces have changed due...
by Christian Herbst | Apr 5, 2022 | New Ways of Working
A time when staying at a physical office 40 hours a week or even longer to impress the boss seems even hard to imagine now. Staying in an office chair just to look dedicated, no matter how unproductive is a problematic long known. It can cost the economy a lot of...
by Christian Herbst | Apr 5, 2022 | New Ways of Working
The pandemic has transformed working practices, and many of the changes will be long-lasting. Some of them include working from home, having more time with the family, or having more flexible working hours. However, this also means that we can literally work any time...
