Re: Improvement vs Change

Some organizations want improvement, so they are not against change a
part of their company-culture. It would be better for a person like
you to go to one of those orgs rather than try to inflict change on
your company's static culture from below [assuming you're at a low
level in your company].

If you are a high-level executive, "molding" the corporate culture is
part of your job; creating a culture that values agility is something
you can do by hiring, training, leading by example, etc.

On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 16:34:53 -0000, banshee858 
<cnett858-PkbjNfxxIARBDgjK7y7TUQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> As I was reading my copy of XP2E, I was struck by the first
> sentence "XP is about social change" and that prompted my to reflect
> on my efforts to create a more Agile environment for myself.  It has
> been my experience that many organizations want improvement, but I
> have yet to encounter one who wants social change.  If that is the
> case, am I just seeting myself up for an exercise in frustration
> where eventually I just decide to change my environment?
> 
> If an organziation does not identify with the need for social change,
> what hope is there for XP, or Agile in general, at that location?
> What characteristics of organization suggest it is ready for social
> change as opposed to merely improvement?
> 
> Carlton


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