As the Irish Rugby team awaits Saturday’s date with destiny, I’m pondering what’s going through their collective minds. I imagine them brimming with confidence from a 17 match winning streak….
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Is Andy Farrell & His Coaching Team Using Agile Ways of Working to Help Win the Rugby World Cup?
The original goal of agility? Teams operating optimally in ambiguous, challenging & changing environments. Continuously build working software early, often & regularly for review & feedback. To achieve that goal,…
Can Agile Solve the Hybrid Working Model Dilemma?
There is still much debate in our industry as to whether remote/hybrid working increases or decreases productivity in the workplace. A recent article from Forbes suggests that regardless of the…
Agile Ways Of Working
Agile has a chequered history. Hailed by some as the great revolution of the internet age, exciting and delighting users with the production of regular working software (or pixels on…
Difference Between Scrum vs Kanban
The origins of Scrum and Kanban can both be traced back to Lean Manufacturing, an approach to automotive manufacturing first popularised by Taiichi Ohno and Toyota. The purpose of lean…
Do you play to win or not to lose?
The Two Types of Motivational Focus Motivational focus affects how we approach life’s challenges and demands. Promotion-focused people see their goals as creating a path to gain or advancement and…
What is Mindful Coaching?
My role as an Agile Coach is very people focused and effective communication at all levels is at the core of what I do. Since the start of the pandemic…
The ‘Unofficial’ History of Agile
When we attempt to understand and chronicle any product or service that delivers value, a good place to start is by asking the question “what problem is it trying to…
Seeing Emotions Differently
The first step to accepting distress is to start seeing your feelings and emotional experiences in a new light. Emotional discomfort is a very normal universal human experience. Negative emotions…