Don't fail at agile: Common mistakes companies make

Agile team management is a radical alternative to traditional command-and-control-style management, involving new values, principles, practices, and benefits that are spreading across various industries and functions. It's about supporting highly-skilled workers, removing outdated processes, and empowering them to learn and innovate faster than the competition. Agile teams are end-to-end capable, taking a problem directly from the customer, solving it, running the solution, and being accountable for the results. This approach reduces back-and-forth communication, cuts out unnecessary layers, and increases productivity, employee satisfaction, and results in higher-value products and solutions that give businesses a competitive edge. However, implementing agile team management can be challenging, especially for leadership and culture, as it requires education, experimentation, and adaptation to avoid common pitfalls such as resistance to change, micromanaging, or focusing solely on cost reduction.