Sometimes life seems to have a perfect path laid out for you. You know exactly where you are going and how to get there. And the, well life happens and throws us a curveball. Often we are so focused in our personal or professional lives on our “Plan A”, we’re lost when Plan A doesn’t […]
career path, career planning, plan a, purpose
Experience required. But how am I supposed to get experience if I can’t get a job in that role?! It’s a frustration for both people coming out of school or trying to change roles. There is no secret to overcoming these obstacles, but here are some tips that might help you, whether this is your […]
career development, career path, job search, new hire
I’ve had a requests to share my home office and video studio setup. Part one covers the equipment I’m using or recommend. Part 2 will be the office setup. I focused on value and budget. If you have an unlimited budget, hire someone with video production to setup your dream studio. For everyone else, here […]
office setup, podcasting, video broadcasts, video studio
After 9/11, a friend started struggling with high levels of stress and near panic attacks. Although they were not personally impacted by the events themselves, they fell victim to the never-ending barrage of 24 hour news reports, speculation, and fear. Everything in the news was so dark and negative that it took them along for […]
crisis, planning
In user surveys by VersionOne each year, over 80% of respondents claim faster delivery, better teamwork, and closer stakeholder alignment. However in quantitative studies, Agile is no better than other delivery methodologies. Wait, WHAT?!!! Why is that? Companies are moving to DevOps, BusDevOps, DevSecOps, SalesBusDevSupportSecRinseRepeatOps (and the list goes on), but few teams can agree […]
agile, best practices, BusDevOps, DevOps, DevSecOps
“It’s not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” — Charles Darwin “Change before you have to.” — Jack Welch “I think Smithers picked me because of my motivational skills. Everyone says they have to work a lot harder when I’m around.” — Homer […]
agile, business agility, change mangement, culture change, resiliency, transformation, value realization
Do the circumstances make the leader or do great leaders make the circumstances? In J.K. Rowling’s amazing book series, Harry Potter finds himself rejoining the wizarding world only to discover he has a legend to live up to. Each year Harry and friends faced a new series of personal and environmental challenges they had to […]
Harry Potter, leadership, leadership development, Strength finder, teams, Teamwork
Your organization is pushing for increased business agility, but what do they mean? It is not about switching to an Agile SDLC. Business agility requires a different approach to responding to and managing change across your organization. It requires teams to think and act differently. In this session, we’ll discuss how the Cynefin Framework will […]
agile, business agility, culture change, transformation, value realization
