Tag: tech

  • The Agile Manifesto in the Age of Gen AI

    Is the Agile Manifesto Ready for an Upgrade? It has been quite a break. Regularly posting on LinkedIn provided me an opportunity to find a theme that would resonate in the rapidly changing world of product development. While my efforts to archive those posts were lackluster, a calculated choice I own, I now have a

    Continue reading

  • Conference Speaking Really Wasn’t Part Of My Professional Plan, But Hey!

    This was originally posted on LinkedIn. Conference speaking, for me? No, not really. What did you do to show up?  I showed up this week (8/19/2021), in a personal way and professionally. My professional moment was during the 2021 Summer UACon.  I have Derek Lane to thank for that opportunity. My neighbor and I met

    Continue reading

  • Death Sucks There Isn’t A Better Way To Say It

    This was originally posted on LinkedIn. Above all, death sucks. Point blank. “Showing up” this past weekend was quite tough for me.  The intersection between the professional portion and private portion of my life got tangled. In this case, the intersection was a bit crowded on the “private street”. While the “professional street” was not

    Continue reading

  • My Childhood Occasionally Makes Sense As An Adult

    This was originally posted on LinkedIn. “Knowing is half the battle.” – G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero I think “showing” is the other half. Showing up, regardless of how I feel on a given day, at a given hour or minute, makes a difference.  Teams do not work without teamwork; members show up. Agile

    Continue reading

  • The Powerfully Insightful And Wicked Smart Wife!

    This was originally posted on LinkedIn. Occasionally, an actual conversation happens for me. I reached out to a colleague as I had not heard from him in a while. Consequently, I was concerned about him, I sent him a message in Teams to see how he was doing. As well, I took time and had

    Continue reading

  • Oh, The Challenges Of Being Human While Being Human!

    This was originally posted on LinkedIn. How do you show up? Being human is tough. Generally, I can tell you that I am hit-and-miss, inconsistent about how I show up.  In both my personal and professional life.  There is no distinction between how I live privately or show up at work. Could showing up be

    Continue reading