by Vishu | Feb 21, 2016 | Chow
You have taken over a new team as manager. You notice that there are several behavioral issues in the team, like a few of the members not being punctual, a few others not taking responsibility, and generally team not collaborating with each other etc. This...
by S Vasudev | Aug 14, 2015 | Agile, Coaching, Leadership, Mindfulness
A frequent question or topic of discussion with Scrum Masters, in course of coaching, is on motivation. How does one motivate the team members? A difficult question, which does not have “a” right answer/ approach. As a leader, one needs to deliver what is...
by S Srinivasan | Jul 7, 2015 | Coaching, Leadership, Mindfulness, Personal Growth
I began life as a child, and still continue to behave like one. I started my working years as an individual contributor, and still continue to be one. In addition to this in my wonderful journey of life and work I have also become a parent and a team manager....
by S Srinivasan | Jun 24, 2015 | Business Agility, Leadership, Personal Growth, Project Management
Over the last three decades of my corporate life, I have always found that this topic has always evoked passion at all points of time. Everybody has a perspective and a logic to go along with it. My own views in the early part of my career used to be biased based on...
by Shiv Sivakumar | Nov 9, 2014 | Coaching, Leadership, Personal Growth
In an earlier article “Journey of a coach – theory & practice (Part I), we introduced the “circles of influence” which form the context (see diagram below) for coaching process. The circles in the diagram above have a significant bearing on...