'Be Glue, Agile Leader.' There’s a Disconnect in Agile. Loud in its Silence.
How Agile leaders and practitioners experience agile methodologies is strikingly different
‘Be water, my friend,’ Bruce Lee said.
I say: ‘Be glue, Agile Leader’
Why?
Because things are cracking.
There’s a disconnect—loud in silence.
Practitioners follow imposed practices. Quietly frustrated.
The recent Miro survey “Exploring the Agile Divide,” surfaced a tension.
Not in Agile itself,
But in how it's perceived and practiced.
🔹 70% of practitioners feel pressured to follow Agile practices—even when they see no value.
🔹 69% find frameworks too complex.
🔹 Only 44% of leaders agree.
See the gap?
Frameworks don’t enforce themselves. People do.
If Agile feels heavy, is it the framework or the leadership behind it?
Leaders should set context.
Be the glue that binds teams, orgs and vision.
Glue doesn’t command.
It connects.
We need more glue roles!
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and I dig into this on the podcast
Have you felt this disconnect?
Let’s talk.