I’ve written in the past that I have specific requirements/expectations. I thought I would give you one that I do find can be topic neutral and doesn’t seem to have as much of a triggering impact to a wide variety…
Leadership
Trainer vs Coach
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I’ve been seeing/hearing a few posts/emails/discussion on which is better an Agile Trainer or an Agile Coach. I haven’t done a pet peeves post in a while but this one might be close – more of a rant post. Agile…
Book Reviews
Book Comments: The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace
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This is a book “review” or really my comments of The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace by Gary Chapman and Paul White. First, I put review in quotations because I’m no true reviewer. I will share my opinions but they are…
Appreciation
Appreciation Post – Esther Derby
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Unfortunately, saying thank you seems to be an after thought more and more. So at least once a month, I will take a few minutes to publicly appreciate someone that has had an impact on me. This round: Esther Derby…
Leadership
Making People Happy
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During a leadership panel at Agile2019, one of the top answers to what is challenging for leaders was “Making everyone happy”. I was thrown a bit on stage as the facilitator asked me a question about this because in that…
Leadership
Team Evolution – What I notice
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I’ve done several posts about team evolution. However, recently I received more questions about what would you notice at each stage. The reality is there is no one right answer to this question. You can search different characteristics – but…
Agile
Agile – Yes or No
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Every so often there is an article or conference session proclaiming the death of Agile. I am not linking the latest one – because honestly I would be doing a disservice in having you read something about Agile that is…
Book Reviews
Book Review: Behavior-Driven Development with Cucumber by Richard Lawrence
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This is a book “review” of Behavior Driven Development with Cucumber by Richard Lawrence with Paul Rayner. First, I put review in quotations because I’m no true reviewer. I will share my opinions but they are strictly my opinions. I…
Appreciation
Appreciation Post – Pete
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Unfortunately, saying thank you seems to be an after thought more and more. So at least once a month, I will take a few minutes to publicly appreciate someone that has had an impact on me. This round: Pete again…
Leadership
Measuring Leaders
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There are going to be a few posts from attending the Singularity University Global Summit that I recently attended in August. I was listening to a Q & A panel with Charlene Li, Ricardo Vargas, and John Hagel. At first I…