The document outlines principles for agile business from Do-little Consulting, including exploiting individual strengths while collaborating as a team, focusing on quick delivery of value, being adaptive to change, and finding opportunities amid challenges or rejections. The principles emphasize continuous learning and improvement through experimentation, thinking differently, and not getting stuck in non-productive patterns.

1. Do-little’s Principlesfor Agile Business The smart way to achieve improved performance and great results! Brian Dickinson Do-little Consulting Ltd brian@do-little.com +44 77 34 363631

2. “Deliver value quickly & be reactive to the changing world” [Agile Foundation]

3. Exploit the strengths of individuals A team is stronger than the sum of its individuals

4. Shhh – Don’t forget to Listen!!! Talk to all the animals! That quiet little mouse is likely to be the key to success [Dr Do-little]

5. Benefit Effort You get 80% of the benefit for 20% of the effort. The good old 80:20 rule [Pareto]

6. Exploit the collective knowledge [The Borg from Star Trek] Graphic from www.STinSV.com

7. Take a Holistic Approach processes systems people information All angles covered

8. “ Don’t hit me with those negative Waves ” Oddball from Kelly’s Heroes

9. Find the Yes in a Sea of Nos No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes

10. KISS K I S S Principle The Keep Some say “Keep It Short & Simple” It Simple Stupid

11. Reinvent yourself daily

12. Don’t get stuck in non productive patterns Think differently Be different Achieve MORE Think the same Act the same Get the same results Experiment

13. LIFE shrinks and EXPANDS in proportion to one’s COURAGE

14. Turn down the Volume of your Inner Voice NO NO NO Listen to the NOs and do it anyway

15. Think Big – Raise Your Bar Breakthrough to Tap Your Hidden Potential Perceived Potential Limited Achievements

16. Do better next time Failure is NOT the End

17. Strength is not enough We need to collaborate Do-little Consulting Limited Your Key to Business and Personal Agility