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In a world obsessed with Agile project management frameworks and certifications, Stop Chasing Agile cuts through the noise to reveal a simple truth: agility isn't something you install; it's how you behave. If your organization is stuck in endless ceremonies, dashboards, and transformation fatigue without real results, this book shows you why. With a sharp, honest voice, it challenges the industry's biggest myths and exposes how process has become a substitute for progress. More importantly, it offers a clear path back to what actually works.
Grounded in real-world experience and decades of research on leadership, systems, and human behavior, this book shifts the focus from process to people, where real change happens. You'll learn how to improve decision making, create clarity in chaos, and build teams that adapt without burning out. This isn't another how-to Agile guide or framework manual. It's a practical lens for seeing what's getting in your way and fixing it. If you're ready to stop performing agility and start delivering real results, Stop Chasing Agile will change how you lead, think, and work.
Contents
Chapter 1: The Agile Graveyard
Agility Isn't New
Agility as an Ecosystem
So, Why Are We in a Graveyard?
The Baggage We've Created
The Coaching Problem (and Comfort Problem)
Chapter 2: The Framework Fiasco
The Damage of Process Obsession Over Outcomes
When the Framework Becomes a Performance
Scrum by the Book... and Still Failing
Certification Culture: Fuel for the Fire
The Real Question
Chapter 3: Influencers, Gurus, and Snake Oil
How Bad Influencers Poison the Well
When Organizations Fall for the Show
Thought Leadership vs. Thought Marketing
The Ethics of Influencers
Leaders: How Not to Get Fooled
If You're a Coach, Read This
Chapter 4: Buzzwords and Word Games
A Guided Tour of the Worst Jargon
Why This Matters
How Language Gets Weaponized
How Jargon Confuses and Divides
How to Call It Out and Cut Through It All
Underneath the Words, It's All Behavior
Chapter 5: Behavior First: The Heart of Real Change
Behavior
What Behavior-First Agility Actually Means
Change Management Is Behavior Change
How Do You Create a Behavior-First Culture?
Chapter 6: Team Well-being Over Everything
Psychological Safety and Trust > Sprints and Story Points
The AI Trap and the Hidden Cost of Efficiency
Burnout, Stress, and Agile Done Wrong
Well-being Is the System
Stretch, Don't Snap: Workload and Calm Leadership
Norms Around Availability: Remote, Hybrid, and Reality
How Leaders Respond to Stress (Everyone's Watching)
Chapter 7: Leadership Lessons (the Hard Way)
What Is a Leader?
What Authentic Leadership Looks Like When Things Go Sideways?
Courage, Humility, and Learning from Failure
Pulling It Together: How to Lead (Without the Hero Cape)
Chapter 8: Jiu-Jitsu, Puzzles, and the Art of Adaptation
No Plan Survives First Contact
Pressure vs. Panic
Tapping: Failure as Feedback
Different Partners, Different Games
Puzzles: A Model for Problem Solving in a VUCA World
Pattern Recognition, Patience, and Partial Progress
Collaborative Puzzles = Cross-Functional Teams
Adaptability and Creative Problem Solving Beat Rigid Plans
Ego vs. Adaptation
Five Lessons from the Mat and the Puzzle Table
Chapter 9: Real-World Wins (and Fails)
Case Study 1: The Software Company That "Paused Agile"
Case Study 2: The Jiu Jitsu Club That Went Agile, For Real
Where I Failed the Software Company
The Jiu-Jitsu Club Surprise
Ego vs. Adaptation: The Pattern That Keeps Repeating
Chapter 10: Continuous Improvement (Not Continuous Chaos)
Real Improvement: Improvement = Saved Time (and Reduced Friction)
Pointless Change: Motion Without Meaning
How to Build Sustainable Systems (Without Getting Stuck)
Practical Ways to Keep Improving Without Burning Out
Chapter 11: The Cost of Chasing Trends
Shiny Objects vs. Real Agility
Why Leaders Chase Trends
How Trend Chasing Kills Culture
The Real Cost in Time and Money
The Cost in Team Morale and Capability
Trend Chasing Inside Agile Itself
Red Flags: Are You Chasing Trends?
How to Focus on What Actually Matters
Guardrails for Evaluating New Trends
Chapter 12: The Future of Agility (If We Build Something That Lasts)
What This Future Is
Here's the Future Worth Building
What Makes That Future Possible
What This Looks Like Day to Day
Here's Your Part in Building It
Final Thoughts: Build Something Worth Leaving Behind
Conclusion
