Failure

The experience of failure and how it is the first attempt at learning. Do not fear failure, but embrace it.

Fighting the corporate immune system.

One of the most exciting things to come out of biology over the last century is the Gaia hypothesis.  The theory says that living things interact with non-living things, so a whole ecosystem

How my agile is changing

Those of us in the agile community spend much time discussing building software and helping our business partners.  What I have discovered over the last six months is that for a large organization

History is NOT over! It is just getting warmed up.

t is a special anniversary of sorts.  Twenty-five years ago I walked commencement for my undergraduate degree from Illinois State University.  Five years ago, I received my Masters in Management from University of

Obstacles to Agile

The life of an agile profession both in the corporate world and as an entrepreneur is filled with uncertainty.  Big wins are offset by frustrating losses.  Efforts to keep an even keel are