"The Only Thing That Is Constant Is Change" - Heraclitus "Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future." - John F. Kennedy "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi For some of you, … Continue reading Positive Action: Baby Steps Towards Embracing Change, Part 1
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Fixing the Culture Problem
I work for a great company. No, seriously, I do. What makes it a great company? The people, the products, the impact on the market, innovation, etc. I also work for a terrible company. Again, seriously, I do. How can I say that I work for a terrible, yet great company. Because no company is perfect. … Continue reading Fixing the Culture Problem
How A Set of Small Decisions Impact Culture
The following video applies to my "both worlds" scenario. At the heart, this is about community, trust, and, most importantly, killing fear. Spotify Engineering Culture - part 1 from Spotify Training & Development on Vimeo. An attempt to describe our engineering culture. This is a journey in progress, not a journey completed. So the stuff … Continue reading How A Set of Small Decisions Impact Culture
Four Values of a Successful Company – A Repost
Sharing with you guys a blog entry I read today. I'm usually not too fond of numbered lists (ironic, I know, as I am a project manager), but this is a good read. http://bassamsalem.com/2013/06/25/reaching-escape-velocity-4-values-of-a-successful-company/ The Short of It Successful companies believe in talented people who build a trust culture that unites them around a customer-centric … Continue reading Four Values of a Successful Company – A Repost
Scrum at Church
I found this article online after browsing Jeff Sutherland's blog. This is just amazing and reminds me that scrum/agile is, at its center, about responding to constant change. As Christ-followers, we ought to be considering what change we want to see committed to our communities and work in incremental and sustainable timeframes to see this change … Continue reading Scrum at Church
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