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Why A Good Process Doesn’t Work for Everyone: The Role of Culture
It does not matter what process/framework your software delivery team follows, ultimately the culture of the organisation may determine the effectiveness of the process/framework in your team, and how the…
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Balancing Support and Empowerment
Often we take some actions with good intentions to help others and our teams, and yet, these actions are not perceived positively and instead have a diminishing impact. In her…
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My Clones
Often new leaders view their team members through the lens of their self-image and tend to develop them as clones of themselves. While this approach has a good intention to…
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Culture for Innovation
Building a culture for innovation involves developing the ability to see things that don’t exist yet, navigating to an unknown destination, experimenting and learning, and having a fulfilling journey of…
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Brilliant Jerks
A brilliant jerk is a type of person with unique talents and expertise who can solve complex technical problems and get things done as an individual. Such a person may…
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Receiving Improvement Feedback
Receiving genuine improvement feedback and taking the right actions based on that are critical for your performance, growth, and career progression. However, sometimes it can be challenging to absorb such…
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Team Dynamics
What is team dynamics? Every day, numerous interactions and micro-interactions take place in a team among the team members in formal and informal settings both in physical and virtual spaces.…
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Teamwork and Trust
There are fundamentally two ways of achieving tough goals as a team. The first approach involves not trusting your team and giving them the impression that they are not doing…
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Appreciation for Invisible Efforts
Usually, we relate appreciation and recognition to achievements and deliverables only. Very often we ignore the effort and hard work put by a team or an individual when the result…
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Reflection on Improving Team Engagement
A team is a living and breathing entity. Various events, challenges and changes can impact team morale and engagement over time. Therefore, building an engaging team is not a one-time…
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Building Trust by Seeking Feedback
Your 1-on-1 sessions with your team members are the great opportunities to build deeper connection and trust. And one great way to build trust is to seek feedback about various…
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Vision Board
A vision board is a collection of pictures to represent a set of goals or desires that can be used as a constant source of inspiration. Here is my vision…