by Guruprasad | Nov 9, 2021 | Agile, Leadership
Images have the power to inspire. And as human beings, we connect to images and stories around those much faster than we connect to words. When I began Agile transformation with one of the business units for my client organization, I thought of using these images....
by Shiv Sivaguru | Sep 12, 2021 | Leadership
One question that I get regularly from most teams and organizations that I have coached in their Agility journeys, is related to choosing the persons to play the ‘new’ roles of scrum master of product owner. On the face of it, such questions seem simple to...
by J Veeraraaghavan | Aug 29, 2021 | Agile, Leadership
The trigger for this blog is a blog I recently came across written by a developer on failures with agile. He had actually talked about why organizations are bound to fail with Agile. This was a very strong message but I must say that the author had lots of valid...
by Zafar Ahmad | Aug 23, 2021 | Leadership, Personal Growth
Introduction Over thirty years ago, I arrived in the US for the first time on a work assignment. The US company assigned a human resources manager to assist me with house hunt, bank account opening, and other basic needs. When it came to opening the bank...
by Gopal Gopalan | Jul 25, 2021 | Leadership, Personal Growth
Often we look at ‘empathy’ as an ability that is much needed in leadership roles. It is always an ability expected from people higher in the ladder towards those who are below them or at best towards peers. By focusing heavily in this manner, the need for...
by Shiv Sivaguru | Jul 12, 2021 | Leadership
In these days of post truth and manipulated media, we are all flooded with information and many times have difficulty in cutting through the noise to find the true signals. Using perception to soften the impact of reality has been an accepted practice – from...