Agile management processes, beloved by start-ups, have shown significant productivity gains, writes David Burke. With words like squads, tribes and guilds, you would be forgiven for thinking this was about rugby or even Game of Thrones – but not quite. In fact, these are terms used in describing a new style of management process that is popping up in business: agile. When we say ‘new’ management system, agile has actually been around since the ‘70s and ‘80s, when Japanese companies such as Toyota and Fuji first implemented it. That being said, recently more and more start-up companies are jumping on … Continue reading Squads, tribes and guilds: Is agile management the future of the workplace?