Why Intrinsic Motivation is so crucial for an effective leader in an organizational context
When you talk about how effective you are as a leader or how leadership is measured, the almost immediate answer from most experts is that leadership is measured by followership. When a leader’s followership is high – as with the greatest international leaders during the last century such as Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King or […]
Principles and Practice
Three decades ago, inspired by Lego™️, we founded a software company with a strong business case for developing integrable application components for custom software applications. We had a solid technology foundation and a clear vision. Over time, we navigated various hurdles, capitalized on tactical opportunities, and maintained our focus on core technology, finding challenging work […]
Do You Just Have a Good Job or Are You Pursuing a Career? Three Crucial Questions for Knowledge Workers
Introduction Are you actively building a meaningful career, or are you just coasting through a comfortable position in the quickly evolving world of work? Consider this: You joined a corporation ten years ago with aspirations of moving up the corporate ladder. Looking around now, you see that the maze with its ever-shifting walls has taken the place of […]
No Chords Without Strings
Let me narrate three observations from my life, to share something that I have learnt. The first is about my love and hate for the Tamil language. Till I finished high school, I learnt Tamil language formally. I loved Tamil poetry and the great literary works. However, I did not enjoy the aspects emphasized by […]
YHTAPME – Empathy, the missing angle
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 any member to be empathetic towards leaders/managers is […]
CHOW #168 – Stress in Agile?!
Anand is a software engineer who had started his career a couple of years ago in a large multinational software organization. Most of his work there had been in teams which had adopted a somewhat waterfallish approach for development. As the teams approached release deadlines, the pressure and stress were almost unbearable – 80+ hours […]
Stress level in Indian software industry
1. Thought trigger Recently, I was talking to a young and bright software engineer who works for an Analytics software company in Bangalore. This boy graduated in engineering in the year 2017 and joined this company as a fresh graduate engineer. At the time of joining, he was very excited as this company was his […]
Chow #145 – The Stack Challenge
Vidhya is a senior test engineer in a global product organization which has recently started its agile transformation journey. She has around 5 years of experience and had joined the India centre as a campus hire after completing her degree in electrical engineering. You are an agile consultant/coach for her team and Vidhya seeks a […]
Trust me I’m Irish
Author: McGee – Agile Coach (These statements are strictly personal and are not those of any Company or Organization) My wife, Helen, is very pretty. When people meet her they are often surprised and have no problem letting me know that I am “punching above my weight” and have done well for myself! Sometimes you […]
The Accidental Manager
(These statements are strictly personal and are not those of any Company or Organization) By my nature I am a very competitive person. I love to win. At school I would compete for grades, in sport I had to win – second was the fastest loser, on my way home on my bike I would […]
