Love this framing, John — the cardinal directions metaphor is a powerful way to reorient leaders toward what actually enables agility: frequent delivery, fast feedback, and relentless improvement.
We’ve found similar leverage points in our work at Agile Compass, especially with leaders looking to scale servant leadership beyond the team level. What you describe — a flywheel of increment, impediment, iteration, and improvement — captures the shift from mechanical Agile to meaningful agility.
If anyone reading is looking for practical tools, team diagnostics, or leadership prompts to complement this compass approach, feel free to check out what we’re sharing over at https://agilecompass.com. Would love to keep this conversation going with others on the journey.
Love this framing, John — the cardinal directions metaphor is a powerful way to reorient leaders toward what actually enables agility: frequent delivery, fast feedback, and relentless improvement.
We’ve found similar leverage points in our work at Agile Compass, especially with leaders looking to scale servant leadership beyond the team level. What you describe — a flywheel of increment, impediment, iteration, and improvement — captures the shift from mechanical Agile to meaningful agility.
If anyone reading is looking for practical tools, team diagnostics, or leadership prompts to complement this compass approach, feel free to check out what we’re sharing over at https://agilecompass.com. Would love to keep this conversation going with others on the journey.