Speak Up
Vishu is a mid-level Manager in a large multi-national company in India. He is one of the 20 participants in the current cohort for Leadership Development & Coaching, where we do several Workshops spread over a few months, interspersed with one-on-one (1:1) Coaching. During the first workshop I noticed that Vishu was very quiet, not […]
Full Stack Leadership: Upcoming book from PM Power
This is an introduction to PM Power’s upcoming book, Full Stack Leadership. What is Leadership? Leadership is influencing and guiding people to achieve a shared vision or goal. Leadership can be exercised by an individual or a group of individuals acting together. It is not influenced by the person’s title or position in a hierarchy. […]
Navigating Career Paths as a Scrum Master
In recent times, I’ve received numerous inquiries from Scrum Masters about potential career paths. This concern is highly relevant given the current uncertainties surrounding agile roles, with some companies even reducing the number of dedicated agile positions. Many organizations are now prioritizing roles that contribute directly to product development or business operations, moving away from […]
CHOW #307 – Structural remedies in Agile
Agile think tanks recommend that the modern-day organization should be a cluster of empowered teams, an entity that is like an organism able to adapt itself and thrive. Alas, when agile consultants walk into a new customer engagement, chances are what they see appears nowhere near such a cluster; instead, hierarchies and silos everywhere. Nathan […]
Navigating Remedial Agile
Ok, folks, the title of the post and the picture are a dead giveaway, aren’t they? Yes – the picture is stark and clear to everyone except Miss.Piggy! And, oh, I forgot – Old MacDonald who owns her thinks that the picture, while not perfect, can still be improved. And he has put hard-earned money […]
Four lessons learnt while coaching leaders
I have been working with leaders in the last few years as an agile coach. When I say ‘leaders’, these are people in middle management roles in large corporates. Intent of this blog is to share some of the lessons I learnt in the process. In the agile world, it is commonly felt that middle […]
Designing Interactions with Visual System – Key to achieving Agility
Visual Systems or tools that are referred to as Agile Management Software are de facto with Agile teams. There was a time when whiteboards and stickies used to be synonymous with Agile. I used to be a big fan of physical whiteboards or any space that radiates information. Nothing brings the team together like the […]
Be in the Game
Centuries ago, Robert the Bruce was the king of Scotland. England was at war with Scotland to make it a part of England. King Bruce led many battles, six times to be precise, against England and got defeated. Finally, his army got scattered, and the king was forced to hide in the caves. King Bruce was […]
CHOW #211 – Data-driven Coaching Plan
Challenge The names, characters, dialects, and phrases are imaginary. Yesterday, I was one among the spectators, to an event performed at the local stadium. The event may appear to have a certain resemblance to a competition for the first-time visitor. But it was strictly not a competition. Professionals from different disciplines demonstrated their talents. Every […]
Advice – to give or not to give
Early every morning, I go for a walk in a road, which goes around a hospital. Invariably, I see this girl rushing to catch some bus. She runs wearing a high-heeled shoe and for some reason, I felt that I needed to tell her that she should wear something better as footwear, if she wants […]
