April 30, 2018
We all coach, every day. Helping our kids be better. Working with our parents. Getting the most out of our team. Working with our peers. At some point, someone gives you that title of being a coach (maybe believe that you helped them over some mythical hurdle). But therein comes the confusion, because the end goal is never for the coach to become the “great imparter of knowledge”, but really their goal is to learn as much as they are giving.
April 27, 2018
It’s not Facebook’s fault for whatever happened to your data. They have security tools in place (albeit convoluted) that you could use to configure your privacy. Even now, a few months later, they are somewhat improved, but still cumbersome. (hint: they are not a security company) Facebook didn’t decide to post as much as you did or like every page that highlighted a different cat dancing or where you liked to go on vacation or how much fun your friends were having at that place, in college after finals. Instead of focussing on what Facebook needs to do to protect
April 26, 2018
The only person you are hurting when you hold back is yourself. So why hold back? Why not give it your all every day? Why not treat every day like the day before vacation? Why not take a stand and try something new that no one else is doing? Instead of bringing your “okay” work to the table and letting someone else decide if it is “good enough” bring your best quality work so when you leave it doesn’t matter what anyone else decides? The goal, as always, isn’t for you to compare yourself with everyone else, but to compare
April 25, 2018
Being serious is pretty easy. I’ve worked on numerous projects with numerous clients who all thought their project was the most important. I’ve been in meetings where clients argued about whose project more important (neither was). I’ve had clients tell me that they were my most important client (they weren’t). In these moments of overt seriousness, I find it to be the best time to insert a joke about anything or everything. (Probably not about whose project is the most important or what client is the best). But something out of left field that they won’t see coming. I do
April 24, 2018
Sprints are meant to roll-over from one to another, backlogs become unpacked, priorities reset, work assigned, new tasks created and the engine revs up for another lap around the track. But what if you don’t know where you are going? How often do you jump into a car having no idea what’s happening or where you are going? Not very often. How do you get your team on board with what is being delivered in the next sprint? Sit them down at your next stand-up for 15 minutes and walk them through the goals and contingencies if things go well
