No org will accept agility in the ways they work until they admit that they’re lying to themselves about the accuracy of estimates. Planning, for example, around inherently inaccurate estimates creates bad business decisions. Deadlines based on inaccurate estimates create a culture of bullying. We’ve been saying that all we need to do is “get better at estimating” for half a century. Isn’t it about time we admit that’s never going to happen?
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Consent, not Agreement.
A group rarely agrees on anything, but consent ("okay, I don't like it, but I can live with it—let's try it") works really well. To have consent, you must have an experimental mindset and a willingness to replace things that don't work—agility IOW.