Inner Agility: The Key to Business Agility, Episode #8

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 Our Agile Tales, we discuss the importance of deliberate sense-making and its impact on team dynamics and leadership. Michael shares practices and examples of both conversational and relational practices to overcome challenges. We also explore effective methods for giving feedback and the significance of acknowledgment and appreciation in fostering a positive and productive team environment.

00:00 Introduction to Agile Tales
01:25 A Story of Self-Awareness in the Workplace
07:13 The Power of Self-Management and Self-Awareness
12:43 Cultural Sensitivity and Team Dynamics
19:42 The Importance of Relationship Building
27:52 Conclusion

Michael 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.

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