What does it take to be a leader? Can one become a leader? Is it a skill or a talent? Can one learn leadership? A lot has been said and written on the subject. Many believe it’s something that only…
People often ask me for a recommendation of good books on leadership, communications, etc. While there are many excellent books that one finds all the time, here is the list of few that I found the most useful and most…
One question that I receive more frequently is how agile software development works with an offshore team. I get this questions from either people already doing agile and thinking of building out a team, or those that are very much…
Frequently I am faced with a questions that somehow boils down to a difference between a manager and a leader. Sometimes the question is asked of me and at times I ask others the same. This question can easily become…
As managers we are under a constant pressure to hire. Having right people is what allows us to get our job done. This pressure comes from all sides – customers, managers, and other employees. Right fit, technical skills, seniority, salary…
Two weeks ago I had to fulfill my civic duty and serve on a jury. It was a civil case, not interesting, and as boring as a case might be. One thing, however, did occur to me. The jury trial…
I remember being a new manager and strongly believing that my job was to prevent my employees from making mistakes. After all I was the more experienced one and if I allowed them to fail what value did I bring…
It today’s world working with remote teams has become a norm. A remote team could be a team of your own employees that are located in a location other than your main office. It can be some employees that work…
You are a team manager and your organization just decided to switch to scrum or any other agile methodology. You hear words agile and thinking to yourself – what am I going to do? What is my role as a…