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Month: January 2015

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Influence

January 7, 2015 ASBIVLeave a comment

I’m not sure who said this first since I’ve heard or read it in multiple places over the years, but one of the simplest definitions of leadership I have heard is stated this way by leadership writer John Maxwell: “Leadership is influence.” As I take time in 2015 to blog regularly about leadership I wanted… Continue reading Influence

Definitions · questions · Scrum

Are we missing something?

January 6, 2015 ASBIV3 Comments

My company has been using an Agile approach to software development for over 8 years.  We use a Scrum approach on our development teams.  But here’s the thing: we don’t do everything that Agile Scrum is supposed to involve according to the experts.  We’ve adapted the approach to fit our culture; specifically we have decided… Continue reading Are we missing something?

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Comic books

January 5, 2015 ASBIVLeave a comment

In 2014 I dove deep into my geek identity and started reading comic books again.  I’ve read a few in the past several years but I haven’t really been much of a comic book reader since I was a kid.  But last year I spent lots of my evenings and weekends reading comics and deeply… Continue reading Comic books

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January 4, 2015 ASBIV6 Comments

There’s a new page on this blog with info about some new directions I’m taking here. Check it out and let me know what you think.  Enjoy!

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