Chapter 13: Culture and Leadership Traits

"The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new."

– Socrates

The previous chapter explored the critical role of architects in digital transformation by architecting organization for agility.

Beyond the usual ways of working and technical excellence, in Agile software development, culture, behavior, and mindset play a significant role. The organization and its leadership influence individuals and the team's culture. Adopting new leadership approaches and styles, investing in people and competency, communicating with clarity, and developing a psychologically safe environment are positive behaviors of a high-performing organization. High-performing teams exhibit high cohesion, high moral values, and bring more revenue to the organization in the long run. We will examine this by studying the behavior, mindset, and characteristics of a high-performing organization...