The Two Olive Paradox
I have worked in the business world for over twenty-five years. When I left college, I hoped that I would work with grown-ups who would do the right thing. Experience has crushed those
Crazy
The state of being insane or disordered of mind. Irrational and out of control.
The darkness of a scrum master
The biggest challenges of a scrum master are personal challenges. These emotions well up inside while you are doing your job. It is confronting personal failure and the shortcomings of others. This week,
The coffee pot and innovation
Certain things happen in a business that are illustrative of that organization's culture and its approach to innovation. This week, I wanted to share an example.
The facts
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Product owner anti-patterns
Every scrum master must look for anti-patterns in how product owners do their jobs. In a perfect world, the product owner and the scrum master are like siblings working toward the same goal.
When the Mad Hatter gets sick and tired.
The work of a scrum master is full of details, stress, and strain. This week, it caught up with me, and I wound up in the hospital suffering from food poisoning and inflamed