Karim Harbott
Co-Founder
Agile Centre
Expert Business Agility Coach
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About Karim
Karim is a business agility and innovation coach, entrepreneur, trainer, author, and international keynote speaker. He has over a decade of experience helping organisations with agile transformations. He has worked on some of the most complex anywhere in the world. He is a founding partner of Agile Centre, a global Agile consulting and training firm
His work involves advising organisations on agility at scale, business agility, leadership coaching and culture change.
He has held a number of senior roles in the Agile space including building and leading the development of the ’Scaled Agile’ practice at global strategy consultancy McKinsey & Co. Karim also serves as a non-executive director with the Scrum Alliance, and is the author of the up-coming book The Six Enablers of Business Agility; How to Thrive in an Uncertain World.
Karim is one of only a handful of people globally to hold both the Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Trainer®, Certified Enterprise Coach® and Certified Agile Leadership Educator status. He is also an ICF Professional Certified Coach®, and Certified Leadership Agility® 360 Coach.
Published Articles, Case Studies & Podcasts
Case Study
LeSS Product Development at TomCommerce
THE 6 ENABLERS Of BUSINESS AGILITY (You Cannot Ignore)
Here I discuss 6 key areas on which leaders must focus in order to unlock business agility in their organisations. I call these the Six Enablers of Business Agility
WHAT IS AGILE LEADERSHIP?
I discuss the following topics; What is agile leadership? How to become an agile leader? What are the top 3 principles of leading for business agility?
THE 6 ENABLERS OF BUSINESS AGILITY
How to Thrive in an Uncertain World’ by Karim Harbott.
5 REASONS YOUR AGILE TRANSFORMATION WILL FAIL (What You Can Do About It)
Here I discuss the top 5 reasons agile transformations fail, and how what to do to set up your agile transformation for success.
PRODUCTIVITY Is Not A Dirty Word
Why has #Productivity become a dirty word in the #Agile space. Here I talk about why, and how, with two small changes to its definition, productivity can become a powerful metric for your organisation and supercharge your effectiveness.
6 Mistakes Most CEOs Make About Technology // And Where They Come.
Many CEOs large organisations do not understand technology at all. This is leading to bad practices and organisations falling behind. Here I discuss the 6 most common mistakes made by CEOs when it comes to technology and why so many find it hard to achieve a competitive advantage through technology.
How To Create A TIPPING POINT On Your Agile Transformation
Here I cover how to achieve a tipping point on your #AgileTransformation by starting small, getting the innovators and the early adopters onboard, before targeting the early majority. This is the most effective way to cross the chasm and gain mainstream acceptance of the transformation.
Enabling Business Agility
In this talk, Karim Harbott will discuss the value of Business Agility to our teams and organizations, and how leaders can put in place, the organizational operating system for agility and innovation.