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Our Agile TalesAuthor: Mun-Wai Chung & JF Unson
Once upon a time, in an agile land, we navigate corporate levels and political waters to transform the business to be adaptable to this forever changing world. We are excited to share with you our agile journey. Enjoy our tales as we weave our stories together, sometimes with others, on our podcasts. Language: en-us Genres: Business, Management, Technology Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Inner Agility: The Key to Business Agility, Episode #10
Episode 10
Tuesday, 25 March, 2025
We are embarking on a transformative journey with Michael Hamman on Inner Agility: The Key to Business Agility on Our Agile Tales. Michael believes in the potential of the workplace as a catalyst for personal, professional, and social transformation. His work with many organizations, teams, and leaders has enabled them to embrace a greater holistic team and enterprise-level agility by nurturing their inner capacity for leadership agility in the face of the complexity, volatility, and uncertainty of the 21st-century world.In this episode of Agile Tales, Michael Hamman emphasizes the importance of leadership agility in navigating the complexities of the 21st-century workplace. He addresses the impact of organizational politics, the need for a culture of transparency, authenticity, and integrity, and the benefits of collective intelligence in fostering innovation and effective action. He also shares anecdotes and insights on how leaders can create environments that promote psychological safety and challenge employees to achieve greater levels of performance and development.00:00 Introduction to Agile Tales01:24 The Hidden Layers in Organizations02:44 The Importance of Authenticity04:45 Challenges in Organizational Transparency07:54 Disorienting Vocabularies10:30 Developing People for Organizational Success14:17 Leadership and Vulnerability21:39 Handling Layoffs with Integrity25:16 Collective Intelligence in Crisis29:23 ConclusionMichael Hamman is the author of Evolvagility: Growing an Agile Leadership Culture from the Inside Out. The book provides a blueprint for what it means to be an agile leader in today's complex world and offers a practical roadmap for getting there. He is the head of development at Transformation Designs and is a Co-creator at the Centre for Inner Agility.Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about