by Shiv Sivakumar | Nov 2, 2014 | Coaching, Leadership, Personal Growth
A speaker finishes a great speech – at least, HE thinks it is great! He then asks, “Any questions?” What does he expect? If I were him, I would expect the audience to demonstrate a level of understanding of what the speech was all about and ask meaningful...
by Shiv Sivakumar | Nov 2, 2014 | Coaching, Leadership, Personal Growth
This article is part of the series on “Journey of a coach” covering my experiences as a performance coach. You may have the read an earlier article in the series on “Journey of a coach – the beginning”. The journey continues here… Yogi Berra, New York Yankees...
by Shiv Sivakumar | Oct 7, 2014 | Coaching, Personal Growth, Project Management
Yet another framework?! I start with a prayer – that you will not be put off by the word “framework” (the f-word!!) and not read further! The f-word has been sort of over-hyped – especially in the software world to the point that “you ain’t nothing if you don’t...
by Shiv Sivakumar | Sep 1, 2014 | Coaching, Leadership, Mindfulness
Several years ago, when I was getting started on becoming a coach, a good friend recommended the book “Coaching for Performance” by Sir.John Whitmore (JW). Although I did not pause to ask the question then, I do now: “Can one learn swimming by reading a book?” So,...
by Shiv Sivakumar | Sep 1, 2014 | Coaching, Leadership, Mindfulness, Personal Growth
The motivation for this series of articles is to share my personal journey as a “performance” coach for software project managers since 2006. These days, one sees a number of professionals in their late career starting out as coaches – former CEOs, senior HR...
by Shiv Sivakumar | Aug 18, 2014 | Leadership, Project Management
In Part 1 of this article, we covered the “terrain changes” in making the transition from a Project Manager (PM) role to a Delivery Manager (DM) role. Terrain changes include the aspects to “learn” and “un-learn”. In Part 1, we covered the following: – ...
by Shiv Sivakumar | Aug 18, 2014 | Leadership, Project Management
If you are a successful Project Manager (PM) with a solid track record, it is only natural that you aspire to get promoted soon. In software services organizations, this promotion often means donning the role of a Delivery Manager (DM). While your project management...