BP is implementing Agile working methods as part of its transition to becoming a net-zero business by 2050 or sooner. Here’s some important lessons that you can learn from their experiences.
Evidence suggests traditional leadership styles are being replaced by Agile management techniques that encourage collaboration and foster accountability.
Many business leaders say this leadership style has been a great fit for the new way of working during the past year, where companies have had to transform their business models quickly in response to fast-changing circumstances.
What's more, increasing numbers of experts believe Agile is here to stay. That's certainly true for Chris Porter, vice president for talent acquisition and matching at BP, who believes an Agile leadership style helps to empower and engage workers.
"Personally, as an HR executive, I think Agile is all about the culture that you create as you push decision-making down, and you help people to understand that they have the power to do things themselves and really focus on one single problem at once," he says.
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Porter and his BP colleagues have been exploring Agile working styles, which involves the application of the principles of Agile software development to managing all kinds of business-related tasks, through a series of experiments and implementations at the company. These positive experiences mean he's now a "big believer" in the Agile leadership style.
