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Author: ASBIV
The long haul
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while and have seen my comments about Agile software development, you know that I appreciate the principles of Agile. I think they reflect not just a good way to make software but also a good way to live. One of those core principles concerns sustainable development. It… Continue reading The long haul
Spider-Man
It’s a great time to be a Spider-Man fan. Marvel is wrapping up an excellent story line called Spider-verse that has introduced dozens of great new characters from across the ‘multi-verse’ who will hopefully play a role in the ongoing saga of this central Marvel comics character. At the same time Marvel and Sony just… Continue reading Spider-Man
Leaders lead people
Just a few brief thoughts today that I wanted to post yesterday but couldn’t find time to write up. This should be an obvious insight but somehow it gets missed. Leaders do not lead projects or initiatives – they lead people. And that means that people skills are vital for effective leadership. Communication – both… Continue reading Leaders lead people
Why?
My question today is why? Not, ‘why do things happen the way they do?’ That question makes me think of an old Tracy Chapman song (shows how old I am): Why do the babies starve when there’s enough food to feed the world? Why when there are so many of us are there people still… Continue reading Why?
Ideals power growth
Back in the summer I read an enjoyable book that I tweeted about regularly. The book is called Grow by Jim Stengel and chronicles the author’s insights on the link between a company’s financial performance and its communication of fundamental human ideals. Based both on Stengel’s experience as a global marketing officer at Proctor &… Continue reading Ideals power growth
Where Does Leadership Begin?
Originally posted on Applied Product Management Leadership:
Where there is no vision, the people perish. I was reading an article this morning titled What Is Your Leadership Foundation?, a really good read with one of the elements discussed being ‘having a mission/vision that becomes the higher cause’. Translated, you could say that the ability to weave a…
Down in the weeds
As our company dives into a period of busyness and growth we are accelerating development of a new module on one of our core products. Moving this forward will involve me as Product owner wearing several hats (read more about what these different hats are here). Here are some of the key things I will… Continue reading Down in the weeds
Black Mirror
On the pop culture front, I started watching Black Mirror on Netflix this week. The first episode of season one was weird, twisted, and interesting. The second episode was weird, twisted, and unfortunately not so interesting. Anyone else watching this show? What do you think? Should I bother to keep watching it?
Brief thoughts on leadership and decision making
Turns out this week has been even busier than I expected so I am only now posting two quick reflections on leadership and pop culture just to get caught up again as well as a few words on Agile to wrap up the week. One of the key questions on my mind has been around… Continue reading Brief thoughts on leadership and decision making
InTruthItsNotThatSimple 