{"product_id":"joy-of-agilityisbn-9781637742778","title":"Joy of Agility","description":"\u003cb\u003eAgility enables you, your team, and your organization to streamline slow and awkward actions, overcome obstacles quickly, and adapt to change with ease and grace.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAgility isn’t a formula, a framework, nor a set of roles and rituals to follow. It’s a timeless way of being that matures with practice and skill. Becoming agile involves knowing the difference between being quick or hurrying, moving with ease or difficulty, being in or out of balance, graceful or awkward, adaptable or rigid, resourceful or resentful. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eJoy of Agility\u003c\/i\u003e, Joshua Kerievsky, CEO of Industrial Logic, one of the oldest and most-respected agile consultancies in the world, shows you how to harness agility in work and life to solve problems and succeed sooner. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKerievsky shares six essential agile mantras, plus unforgettable, real-world stories of agile people and teams, that will empower you to be quick, adaptable, and resourceful in the face of challenges and opportunities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLearn how to:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDistinguish between being quick and hurrying\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGain better balance and collaborate gracefully with others\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrepare and practice being poised to adapt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTake deliberate steps to drive out fear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrow a solution by starting minimal and evolving\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOvercome obstacles by being readily resourceful\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUse the lessons learned in \u003ci\u003eJoy of Agility\u003c\/i\u003e to transform agility from a mere buzzword into an approach that helps you obtain triumphant results.“This delightful book shines a light on both why and how to create agility in your organization. Through stories that are as engaging as they are insightful, Joshua Kerievsky shows how a culture of fear and a mindless pursuit of efficiency drive out learning and stifle agility. A set of simple, actionable mantras provide the way forward.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eAmy C. Edmondson, Professor, Harvard Business School and Author, \u003ci\u003eThe Fearless Organization\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Very well crafted and told; it’s hard to imagine a more illuminating guide to this mission-critical subject.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eHarry Beckwith, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestselling Author, \u003ci\u003eSelling the Invisible\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Joy is the perfect word for this book. Joshua takes a beautiful approach to change by sharing compelling stories of agility in so many different industries and contexts. It will be impossible to not have a dozen of these stories inspire you on your own journey to the very human \u003ci\u003eJoy of Agility\u003c\/i\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eRichard Sheridan, CEO and Chief Storyteller, Menlo Innovations and Author, \u003ci\u003eJoy, Inc\u003c\/i\u003e. and \u003ci\u003eChief Joy Officer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Stories influence our behavior more often and more effectively than logic, no matter how much we might pretend otherwise. Joshua Kerievsky has distilled his expertise into six mantras and illustrated each with short, captivating stories.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eMary Poppendieck, Co-author, Lean Software Development series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Joshua Kerievsky understands something very important about our species: We are storytellers. It is not only our preferred way of learning but also how our brains make sense of the world. Joshua’s stories are inspirational and will lead you to discover the real joy of agility.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eLinda Rising, PhD, coauthor, \u003ci\u003eFearless Change\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMore Fearless Change\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Joy is a tell. If you have joy on your team, you are in the most prized collaborative state. There is no better step you can take toward experiencing team joy than reading this book. It is a treasury of joyful practice, and you deserve to have it all.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eJim McCarthy, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eSoftware for Your Head\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDynamics of Software Development\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Whether you’re an accomplished or aspiring agilist (or somewhere in between), this rich compendium is a bounty for anyone who wants to foster a culture of adaptability, collaboration, and improvement, while creating a more intentional, efficient, sustainable, and—above all—outstanding work experience and product. Engaging and inspiring, \u003ci\u003eJoy of Agility\u003c\/i\u003e is an absolute joy from beginning to end!”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eTonianne DeMaria, coauthor of Shingo-award-winning \u003ci\u003ePersonal Kanban\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Joshua, a fervent agile pioneer, understands the power of story and has assembled a host of stories that present facts and ideas about 'being' agile as opposed to 'doing' agile. Like shades of color on a palette, \u003ci\u003eJoy of Agility \u003c\/i\u003eenables us to understand both the broad sweep and nuances of agility; Enjoy. Learn. Remember. Act.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Jim Highsmith, agile pioneer, author, and former executive consultant at Thoughtworks\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Reading \u003ci\u003eJoy of Agility\u003c\/i\u003e makes me want to hand this book to all of my clients. I love the definition of agile and the compelling stories that make one both think and laugh!”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eJutta Eckstein, business coach, change manager, and author of \u003ci\u003eCompany-wide Agility with Beyond Budgeting\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOpen Space  \u0026amp; Sociocracy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAgile Software Development in the Large\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAgile Software Development with Distributed Teams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e“\u003c\/b\u003eJoshua has become the consummate voice of agility; there in the early days, helping shape and deeply understand the new practices introduced by the Agile movement . . . Whether you have been practicing agility for 20+ years or have barely heard of the concept, you'll want to pick up \u003ci\u003eJoy of Agility\u003c\/i\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eMichael Spayd, founder of The Collective Edge and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eAgile Transformation: Using the Integral Agile Transformation Framework to Think and Lead Differently\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Brilliant work and a dazzling diversity of stories!”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003ePat Reed, executive agile consultant in Australia and USA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoshua Kerievsky\u003c\/b\u003e is an entrepreneur, software designer, author and speaker. He is the founder and CEO of Industrial Logic, an agile consultancy that helps many of the world’s most recognized brands improve product development. Joshua loves cooking, tennis, hiking and travel. 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