"Agility starts with small, empowered teams—but it only works if leadership truly supports it."
When I first picked up The Age of Agile, I thought it would be another book on frameworks and processes. Instead, Stephen Denning gets straight to the point: agile isn’t just for teams—it’s for entire organizations.
The biggest takeaway for me? Agile fails when leadership treats it as a process change instead of a mindset shift. Denning breaks agility into three principles: small, autonomous teams, customer-driven focus, and flexible networks instead of rigid hierarchies. But what really stuck with me is how many companies claim to be agile while still running with top-down control. Without real empowerment, it’s just theater.
If you’re leading change, this book is a solid reminder that agility isn’t about only software development, tools or ceremonies—it’s about changing how work gets done.