The swirl of Agile activity has caused leaders to re-think their roles in helping teams achieve more, with seemingly less direct management. If the role of a leader is no longer to provide direction, manage resources, ensure quality processes or supervise, what is it? If a leader has limited line of sight into individual performance within a team, how can they know how their employees are doing? If the manager is not the one providing the direction, who is?

As I celebrate my 20th year in business with a fresh new logo and updated website, I think back on my choice to go independent. People often ask, how did you decide to go into consulting? And, is it worth it? For me, the answer is absolutely.