Why Companies Keep Turning Great Engineers Into Bad Managers
I keep seeing the same pattern in companies: the best engineers get promoted out of the work they’re brilliant at, then everyone wonders why leadership gets worse and technical ...
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Matthias Orgler, MSc — Silicon Valley veteran, Leadership coach, Agile Thought Leader. 20+ years helping organizations succeed by focusing on the human side of agility.
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Agile Coach Education (ACE)
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An in-depth program to grow your impact as an Agile Coach or Scrum Master with practical, human-centered tools.
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- Lead change with empathy and clarity
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Agile Games Collection
Teach agility with high‑impact games
Hand-picked games and exercises to teach agile, innovation, and leadership concepts effectively in workshops and coaching.
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- Ready-to-run formats
- Covers core topics
- Agile values, teamwork, feedback
- Workshop-proven
- Used with teams worldwide
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The Agile Compass
Weekly insights on agile leadership and delivery. Practical, concise emails from 20+ years of global experience.
Many Organizations Accidentally Train People to Stop Thinking
Many organizations accidentally train people to stop thinking. Not intentionally. Most leaders I meet genuinely want motivated, proactive, innovative people. They want teams tha...
Most Companies Don’t Want Feedback. They Want Confirmation.
Most organizations say they value experimentation, innovation, customer feedback, and learning. But if you observe what actually happens inside many companies, something very di...
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LinkedIn posts
Recent and widely discussed posts
LinkedIn
Product ownership
The Product Owner's job is not ticket writing
A sharp reminder that clarity comes from communication and collaboration, not from turning every conversation into a ticket.
LinkedIn
Leadership
Why old management habits still block agility
A look at organizations that still treat knowledge workers as executors instead of people trusted to think and decide.
LinkedIn
Agile transformation
The Agile Manifesto is not a transformation shortcut
A practical take on why leaders need cultural groundwork before manifesto language can help a corporation change.
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