Traditional management says that these are the people who need the most supervision.

Agile Leadership says that if you spend your time with your highest performers, you will get more done, you’ll improve your own job satisfaction, you’ll turn your highest performers into all-stars, and your lowest performers will either rise to the challenge or leave.

Traditional management encourages the notion of a chain of command where decision-makers control the behaviors of the people underneath.

Agile Leadership says flip your chart upside down starting with customers at the very top. The purpose of management is to help employees take care of the customer.

Traditional management loves processes. They create repeatable, documented processes for absolutely everything.

Agile Leadership believes that there are always better ways to do things and that every team member has the capability to improve how we do things. We don’t constrain with processes, we empower.

Traditional management conducts annual performance reviews for each employee.

Agile Leadership believes in a continuous feedback loop. Good work is rewarded in the moment so that it can be repeated and bad work can be caught early enough to be corrected.

Traditional management wants to have a very specific job description for each team member.

Agile Leadership sees job descriptions as one of the most limiting things you can do to a team member. By having a specific job description, you are literally limiting your expectations for that team member and possibly hiding their greatest talents.

Traditional businesses all have a vision and/or a mission statement.

Agile Leadership teaches us that if you actually believe your mission and live it on a daily basis, it becomes much more authentic and meaningful than any placard on a wall. Live your reputation and it becomes reality to your customers and your team members.

Traditional management believes in time-based employment. Employees work from 9-5 and in exchange receive a paycheck.

Agile Leadership believes best way to increase productivity is to switch the focus from time to results. You get more done, you utilize people’s preferred time and method of working, and you increase team member happiness.

Traditional management has this idea that they only hire the best. In order to be the best, potential new-hires have to be perfect in every way – perfect outfit, perfect resume, perfect experience, and perfect answers.

Agile Leadership encourages management to focus on a person’s strengths and how they could be useful in your organization. Focus on strengths and how to best utilize that team member in your organization.

Traditional management loves data. They put metrics in place to track their metrics tracking. They spend countless hours collecting, reporting, and analyzing the numbers in overinflated systems.

Agile Leadership is focused on what really matters- delivering value. Our greatest measure of success is the happiness of our customers and the productivity of our team members.