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…
Leadership
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…
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…
Leadership
I vs We Feedback
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Recently, I was meeting with someone that had been interviewing internally for a senior leadership position within her company. She wanted to talk with me about a specific piece of feedback that she had received. “You need to say ‘I’…
Leadership
Learning: Risk & Failure
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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. Unfortunately, I wrote this down but didn’t write down which speaker said this. My apologies. However, I still want to…
Career Paths, Leadership
Pivotal Moments Patterns
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At Agile2019, I was asked what my three pivotal moments in my career where thus far. The specific answer doesn’t really matter. However, this generated a few conversations about people’s pivotal moments. Then I noticed a few common patterns –…
Leadership
Rework / Technical Debt Pet Peeves
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This round of pet peeves is focused on the concept of rework & technical debt. I haven’t done a pet peeves post lately but I didn’t want you to think I’ve lost my critical annoyed mind. I may not be…
Leadership
In the real world…
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I’ve been receiving this sentiment frequently in entry level courses: “In the real world, how would we have the development team select the work?”, “In the real world, how would we stop having to provide velocity/hours to management?”, and/or “In…
Leadership, Techniques
Self-care as a leader
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In my recent appreciation post for Sam, I mentioned self care. I thought I would share some of the self care approaches I’ve leveraged throughout the years. Exercise: You don’t have to become a marathon runner or enter a Spartan…