When companies remove Agile Leaders, roles like Scrum Masters or Agile Delivery Managers, they often assume the system will self-regulate. But what really happens when no one is accountable for team health, continuous improvement, or flow?

In this episode, the AI hosts unpack Phil's article about the quiet erosion of agility inside modern organizations, where well-intentioned efficiency moves end up dismantling the very disciplines that make agile work. Drawing from real-world transformations, he argues that while frameworks fade, the mindset of agile leadership must endure.

Link to the article: What Happens When We Eliminate the Agile Leader?, originally published October 09, 2025.

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