by Vishu | Mar 26, 2021 | Leadership, Mindfulness, Personal Growth
We wonder many times why other people don’t understand us, why they are so wrong in their thinking/ideas/ideologies, why they are so insensitive in their behaviors, and so on… Have we considered the possibility that others may be feeling the same about us? This...
by Vishu | Mar 20, 2021 | Agile, Business Agility, Leadership
There are many discussions going on in the industry on the appropriateness of the word Scrum Master: Why not Agile Master? Is Scrum = Agile? It’s not gender neutral. Would women playing the role be Scrum Mistress?If it’s about mastery, does just a certificate make...
by Vishu | Mar 13, 2021 | Agile, Leadership
In many Agile Transformation engagements, we notice that Leaders and Managers take a compliance-led approach – mostly due to the past baggage of traditional ways of management style. They try to push the change top-down on to the Teams. This gives a false perception...
by Vishu | Mar 12, 2021 | Mindfulness
We all know that our facial expressions change based on our emotions, moods, feelings. Do you know that it works the other way also? – If we change our facial expression, it changes the emotions, moods, feelings also. Try it out. When you have any negative...
by Vishu | Feb 26, 2021 | Mindfulness
Have you observed how Storks or Egrets catch fish in the water? They don’t chase the fish in the water. They stand still in the water, sometimes even on one leg, and when the fish comes nearby, they pick it up and process it. They are clever (native intelligence)....
by Vishu | Feb 9, 2021 | Mindfulness
A search on Google on ‘Stress’ throws up more than 100 million results! It has become all pervasive in the world. Children to adults to aged, men & women, rich or poor, almost everybody is undergoing stress. Especially in the VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex,...
by Vishu | Jan 25, 2021 | Mindfulness
We have all heard of Archimedes, Newton and other great scientists who have made great discoveries / inventions. Have we noticed at what state of mind they were when they discovered them? Archimedes was relaxing in his bathtub; Newton was relaxing under an apple tree....
by Vishu | Jan 12, 2021 | Mindfulness
Does Success lead to Happiness or Happiness lead to Success? This sounds like a chicken or egg question. When I ask this question during Mindful Leadership sessions, I get both kinds of responses. Of course, the definition of success and happiness vary from person to...
by Vishu | Oct 9, 2020 | Uncategorised
If we observe the practices in the Software industry, we can notice that many of them are strongly influenced by the Industrial era experiences. For example, the hierarchical organization structures, management practices, leadership styles, quality management systems...
by Vishu | Sep 13, 2020 | Chow, Mindfulness, Personal Growth
As an Agile Coach, I have observed that many people are struggling with the new engagement context due to remote working arrangements – multitasking at home with kids & other family members and house hold activities, managing attention/focus, not coming on...
