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Key terms from new work and agile working – each with a definition, context and practical tips. The German glossary covers a further 75 terms of German employment, tax and social security law; those are not translations but a different subject, and they stay in German.
Terms beginning with A
- Agile leadership
- What agile leadership is, how it differs from classic leadership and how to get started – with core principles, examples and pitfalls.
- Agile working
- What agile working is, which methods give it structure and where its limits lie – with the manifesto values, the legal frame and tips for employers and teams.
Terms beginning with B
- Business agility
- What business agility means, how it differs from classic management and how to introduce it – with core elements and examples from practice.
Terms beginning with D
- Digital transformation
- What digital transformation covers, who benefits and how it succeeds – with practical approaches, examples, advantages, drawbacks and the usual hurdles.
Terms beginning with K
- Kanban
- What Kanban is, how the board, WIP limits and the pull principle work and where the method helps – with variants, limits and tips for getting started.
Terms beginning with L
- Lean management
- What lean management is, which five founding principles carry it and where it works – with origins, variants, advantages, drawbacks and tips for getting started.
Terms beginning with N
- New work
- What new work means, which concepts and working models belong to it and where the opportunities and limits lie – with origins, examples and tips for both sides.
Terms beginning with S
- Scrum
- What Scrum is, which roles and events belong to it and where the framework helps – with advantages, limits and tips for employers and employees.
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