fun – Lean Agile Guru

May

30

2019

Turn Them On

fun

Like a flower waiting to bloom Like a fig tree fruit waiting to go purple blue Your customers are just sitting there waiting for you To deliver value and turn them on ------- Just having fun! That's inspired by Norah Jones' song 'Turn me on'. As you can see on the pictures, fig tree and flowers in our backyard are 'blooming'! Fruits and flowers coming out. Are your Agile teams 'blooming'? ...producing 'fruits' ?

A Great Day At The UNCC Expo

coding, education, fun

Nice sunny Sunday, April 28, 2019. Great day out -- at UNC Charlotte for their Science and Technology Expo -- with my family and friends. Immediately caught our attention was the section where they (UNC Charlotte college students) were introducing coding to kids -- in a playful way. It's amazing how they were making coding easy to learn and fun to do. Also saw things microscopic... Scaled iguana... Combustion chemistry ... Battery... Evolution... Overall: a great day, great weather, great company, we had fun and learned a lot! As I train, I keep the following quote in mind... reflecting the…

Two Simple Ideas For Achieving Higher Quality Connections And Interactions

Coach, collaboration, connections, daily standup, fun, interactions, quality

1) Face to face is best when communicating! You get to see and feel all verbal and non verbal things, see facial expressions, laugh together instantaneously. In a group setting, try to standup / or sit down ... form a circle facing each other. Then have a conversation! Online? Get a laptop camera and turn it on during meetings! 2) In a group session, it is best to have no one dominating the conversation. Use the concept of the 'Talking Stick' (see and read image below)... to provide equal opportunity for everyone to talk and be heard. The 'talking stick'…