Agile People Quotes

“What happens if we invest in developing our people and then they leave us?” The CEO looked at him for a minute and replied, “What happens if we don’t and they stay?”
― Pia-Maria Thoren, Agile People: A Radical Approach for HR & Managers

“investment for the company and said to the CEO, “What happens if we invest in developing our people and then they leave us?” The CEO looked at him for a minute and”
― Pia-Maria Thoren, Agile People: A Radical Approach for HR & Managers

“The system needs to be managed, not the people. We don’t need to do more things or implement difficult frameworks, methods, or models; we need to learn how to allow people to give their best effort to the company by providing the correct structures. It’s a path of trial and error to find the best way for each company. The Agile principles and mindset can serve as a guide. The tools and practices work sometimes, but not every time. The only way to move forward is through continuous learning. The companies that learn faster than the others will be the winners. HR has the power to design the structures that either support people to perform or make it difficult to contribute in creative and innovative ways. If HR holds onto the old, traditional approach, the consequence will be rigid and fixed organizations chained to ineffective systems and processes. HR can either support or hinder the change toward a more Agile organization, which is why HR needs to go first! By providing different structures and focusing on customer value instead of rules, HR can lead companies through change that no other department is capable of.”
― Pia-Maria Thoren, Agile People: A Radical Approach for HR & Managers

“Companies need to shift from thinking about profit to thinking about purpose. They need to move from hierarchical structures to networked structures. Management needs to switch from being controlling to being empowering, from planning to experimenting, and from privacy to transparency.”
― Pia-Maria Thoren, Agile People: A Radical Approach for HR & Managers

“We now accept the fact that learning is a lifelong process of keeping abreast of change. And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn.”
― Pia-Maria Thoren, Agile People: A Radical Approach for HR & Managers

“Agile HR Manifesto We are uncovering better ways of developing an engaging workplace culture by doing it and helping others do it. Through this work, we have come to value: Collaborative networks over hierarchical structures Transparency over secrecy Adaptability over prescriptiveness Inspiration and engagement over management and retention Intrinsic motivation over extrinsic rewards Ambition over obligation That is, while there is value in the items on the right section of the sentence, we value the items on the left more.”
― Pia-Maria Thoren, Agile People: A Radical Approach for HR & Managers