Scrum this, Kanban that and remember to estimate in story points. These conversations happen in many companies where tools, frameworks, and fancy names are thrown with the speed of light. All in a desperate need to solve a problem quickly or reduce tension. So what? Throwing names and playing a…

In this essay, I won’t talk about what makes a good retrospective which I mentioned in one of my past articles. I’ll talk about focus. 🤔 The problems I see: Scrum Masters (or whoever leads retrospectives) focus on making the meeting as entertaining as possible, so the team doesn’t get…

Comments on pull requests are, in some teams, a topic of heated debate. Depending on the team, they can become blurry or start fiery discussions due to missing human ques in situations where people don’t or can’t talk to one another. …

Failure happens regularly. It’s human to fail. We should not change “a problem” for “a challenge” if what we’re dealing with is really a problem. Same goes with failure. Embracing it instead of shaming enables learning. Beating around the bush allows vagueness that leads to misunderstandings and more ambiguity. “We failed!” I…

Let’s imagine a scenario. Tom read on LinkedIn about digital nomadism, and it struck a cord. It seemed to him as an embodiment of total freedom. Something that he lacks in his current life setup. The more he saw the beautiful photographs and praise from around the world of people…

☝🏼This state is when I’m at my best when writing articles, photography, nurturing change or conversing with others, to name a few. Here’s what it could do for you. What is creating — making new quality thoughts, content, products, change. What is consuming — reading, listening, watching others’ content. When…

It was a catchy phrase some time ago in job ads, yet I still see some companies making the same mistake of hiring the best of the best. Why doesn’t it make sense? 🧐 The best for what? There are no people who are best in everything. Even if there…

Working 10 years as an Agile Coach I seen a few transformations in my life and caused some unnecessary tension myself when starting out. These are some of my learnings thus far 👇🏼 😨What is unnecessary tension? Examples: heavy transformation programmes talking about problems without fixing them (transparency without action) …

One of the greatest, world renown Polish reporters of all time, Ryszard Kapuściński, wrote in “Travels with Herodotus”: “We do not really know what draws a human being out into the world. Is it curiosity? A hunger for experience? An addiction to wonderment? The man who ceases to be astonished…