Jan 14, 2021A Culture Lesson From A Fuck Off SignJust around 2012 is when I received a lesson of a lifetime, to appreciate culture differences and how very deep they can get. It’s not that I haven’t been exposed to cultures outside of mine till that point. I have lived in Texas as a child, I have been positioned…Culture5 min readCulture5 min read
Jan 14, 2021Understanding Value, New York Cannibals StyleYour Value, Not Your Title A tribe of Cannibals arrives at New York City. They wonder the streets looking for a dream job, something to get them out of their difficult tribe life and duties they had back at the jungle. After several weeks, good luck comes their way, and…Values3 min readValues3 min read
Sep 10, 2020The Day I Stopped SmokingWhen I started doing the exact opposite from what everyone said Our favorite and never missed winter ritual, is leaving the kids at home for a long weekend and having some time for ourselves. I am referring to my wife and I when we plan a long weekend to a…Life8 min readLife8 min read
Published in Leading Agile·Sep 8, 2020Must 3 Practices for Distributed DevelopersDuring the last several years working in the global corporate world I have come across a repeating challenge for distributed coders to efficiently work together as early as the beginning of their ramp up. I’ve seen situations such as the following many times: A projects begins, the teams and resources…Agile4 min readAgile4 min read
Published in Leading Agile·Sep 8, 2020If Formula-1 Defined EfficiencyThis is what it would be If you were to encapsulate the essence of efficiency into one simple sentence, what would it be? The Formula-1 Grand Prix motor race has something to teach us technologists, when it comes to our software and Agile delivery teams. My one sentence will come… …Agile6 min readAgile6 min read
Published in Leading Agile·Sep 8, 2020Where is Agile Going?In the next 5 years… When imagining the use of Agile over the next 5 years, there is first a need to shortly look at the use of Agile today and where it started from. Agility was always a desire of the development teams, wanting to close loops much quicker…Agile3 min readAgile3 min read
Published in Be Yourself·Apr 17, 2020Bring Back Sanity!And why half the world has nothing to eat while the other half eats too much Close your eyes, and imagine. Ho …. You have a point there. If you close your eyes you will not be able to continue reading. …Life Lessons4 min readLife Lessons4 min read
Published in Be Yourself·Apr 4, 2020One Amazing Unexpected Present I Got from CoronavirusAnd so can you The days of working from home, every day, all day, have already opened our eyes and minds to so much. Tools we started using for communicating remotely, know-hows and best practices that are being practiced by millions of people, time management between work and family, and…Coronavirus4 min readCoronavirus4 min read
Published in Leading Agile·Mar 27, 2020The Only 4 Things You Need To Know For Great One-on-OnesSeems like everything has been written about effective one-on-one meetings. There are classes available, workshops suggesting ultimate know-hows, and experts offering their services to corporate and HR managers. I have personally been through a couple of such workshops at two different companies which lasted several hours each. Several hours… too…Management3 min readManagement3 min read
Published in Leading Agile·Mar 23, 2020Two Conditions Where You Want the Agile Project ManagerAnd their 4 areas of responsibility — Whether you work with a Project Manager or you are one, you may have wondered: Is there a need for a Project Manager in my Agile organization? And if so, where does that value become most realized? The Project Manager role is changing, constantly, and with a tight relation to…Agile4 min readAgile4 min read
