Hi guys, this post will have more philosophical content. Lately, I have observed what is going around me and tried to understand why do we screw up so much in our life. I am sure people do not like to screw up yet they keep doing it on daily basis. Why do we do it?
I believe the answer is super simple: we simply DO NOT LEARN from our mistakes!!!
Hi guys, some weeks ago I spoke about the importance of having a vision for a company, that post can be found here. In this post I will explain a possible way how companies can educate their employees to work towards their “Company Vision”. This blog post is inspired by the book “Toyota Kata” written […]
Hi guys, some weeks ago I discussed the “Coding Dojo” topic, the post can be found here. This week I want to explain how you can apply the same concept to coaching. This is something that I have been thinking of organizing in Munich. A coaching dojo is an activity where coaches gather together to […]
Hi guys, some time ago I discussed how important it is for a company to have a vision, here you can find more about it. In this post I would like to discuss about the same topic but on a team level. Currently I work as a Coach for teams that are performing really well […]
Hi guys, few weeks ago I wrote a couple of blogs about pair programming: “Intro Pair Programming” and “Ping Pong programming“, I believe these techniques are extremely useful to share a knowledge within a team. This week I will explain how you can enable Pair Programming rotation. This idea was taken from the book Agile […]
Hi guys, lately I have talked a lot with some of my friends from various companies and industries, and I have found a common trait: People spend too much time in fire fighting mode!!! I have been thinking about this topic, and I guess this is time for me to express my ideas and get […]
Hi guys, some of teams, that I have been helping lately, identified a lack of knowledge as a problem in some parts of our product. To tackle this issue, they decided to start with “Pair Programming”. Previously, they never did it so they asked me for some guidance where and how to start. That´s why […]
Hi guys,at the company, where I currently work, we are ramping up several Communities of Practices and one of the activities we want to introduce is “Coding Dojos”. This is the topic for today´s blog. A Coding Dojo is an activity that brings developers together to work in a pre-selected programming challenge. This is a […]
Hi guys, in this post I want to demonstrate a small exercise that I learned from the book “Facilitator’s Guide to Participatory Decision-Making” by Sam Kaner. As an agile coach I spend lot of time introducing new ideas to teams but a question is: ” How can I figure out if these ideas will have […]
Hi guys, on my previous post I had the opportunity to present a good framework that helps coaches to develop their skills. This post is a continuation of that post, I want to write about “What´s going on in the coach´s mind during a coaching session. For this I will use the same framework and […]
