<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[LeanTech Circles]]></title><description><![CDATA[The LeanTech Circles develop modern leadership for adaptive organisations]]></description><link>https://www.leantechcircles.com/insights</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 20:06:07 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.leantechcircles.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[If business change needs to be continuous, why are you still commissioning it as a programme?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are we commissioning change in a way that makes it harder to sustain?
After nine years of Henko, I've been reflecting on an uncomfortable question: could the way we manage and commission transformation be part of the problem?
With AI, the limitations of traditional approaches may become harder to ignore. Perhaps it's time to rethink not just the change we're pursuing, but how we organise it — and the help we bring in.]]></description><link>https://www.leantechcircles.com/post/if-business-change-needs-to-be-continuous-why-are-you-still-commissioning-it-as-a-programme</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ad3537c0aa413a9f01321be</guid><category><![CDATA[Digital Strategy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Flow Alignment in Business]]></category><category><![CDATA[Leadership and Collaboration]]></category><category><![CDATA[Operational Excellence in Digital]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 11:18:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7eff81_58f431bc3e7345dda2dbcd1566722940~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is no Change Resistance, only Badly Designed Change]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Change resistance” is often less about people resisting and more about organisations creating inertia. When change is designed as a large, method-led programme, it can become disconnected from the way the business actually runs. Better change starts with the work, progresses in coherent increments, and builds capability into the leadership and teams so that momentum continues without permanent external support.]]></description><link>https://www.leantechcircles.com/post/there-is-no-change-resistance-only-badly-designed-change</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8dc14428d0cf71ca030338</guid><category><![CDATA[Leadership and Collaboration]]></category><category><![CDATA[Flow Alignment in Business]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:10:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7eff81_ee666df439f841f19ea23c8a2bef312c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Scrum Team of One: Navigating the Future of Software Development]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ve spent the last 30 years helping organisations build digital products and software. I’ve worked on large programmes, distributed Agile teams, value streams, and digital transformations for investment banks and global consumer brands. Along the way, I became a team coach. I realised that organising delivery was only half the challenge; helping teams perform was the other half. More recently, I’ve focused on Flow and Team Topologies concepts. My goal has been to help organisations rethink...]]></description><link>https://www.leantechcircles.com/post/the-scrum-team-of-one-and-is-your-organisation-ready</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2ad00d9095d1fb2e82292f</guid><category><![CDATA[Digital Strategy]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:23:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7eff81_5fcb1e32495347f695d8dd3cb9119f5a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transforming Financial Services Operations with AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI will not fix broken banking operations overnight. Financial Services has pursued digitalisation for decades, yet many institutions still lack clean data and true Straight-Through Processing (STP). Rather than hoping AI will perform miracles on weak foundations, banks should simplify processes, improve data quality, eliminate waste, and strengthen Continuous Improvement capabilities. AI should amplify operational excellence — not compensate for its absence.]]></description><link>https://www.leantechcircles.com/post/fixing-the-fundamentals-in-financial-services-operations-before-getting-full-leverage-of-ai</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0ec87e8fa816dacc7b29d2</guid><category><![CDATA[Operational Excellence in Digital]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 10:29:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7eff81_db0a061cec714a839c6efdcfb2e099c6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_576,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transforming Knowledge Work: The Lean Approach to AI Integration]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI is the automation of knowledge work in services and tech. We support a Jidoka approach to AI as there is much to learn from how Lean and TPS adopted automation in manufacturing. ]]></description><link>https://www.leantechcircles.com/post/they-were-trying-to-automate-out-human-problems</link><guid isPermaLink="false">693802339086d1c9fad4942b</guid><category><![CDATA[Operational Excellence in Digital]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 11:48:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7eff81_b0c99c57082c4bc286e7086778d1fc61~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time to integrate your digital value chains... and stop seeing digital as a delivery factory!]]></title><description><![CDATA[As organisations consider insourcing digital again, they must rethink their alignment to integrated business &#38; tech value 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2023,...]]></description><link>https://www.leantechcircles.com/post/is-it-time-to-be-meaningfully-more-human-in-the-age-of-ai</link><guid isPermaLink="false">658856cc12a9ea8458a7e33d</guid><category><![CDATA[Leadership and Collaboration]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 24 Dec 2023 16:16:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7eff81_8ecce014f7eb43079e279d8c4a5bb696~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_905,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is the Apprentice glamorising the leadership of a bygone era?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the Apprentice show is returning to our screens, a reflection on how it presents old school leadership traits now inadequate in Digital]]></description><link>https://www.leantechcircles.com/post/is-the-apprentice-glamorising-the-leadership-of-a-bygone-era</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63de79140fd3660ecefee964</guid><category><![CDATA[Leadership and 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