I was recently asked, in my role as an Agile Coach, whether I would support a developer who really likes coding and just loves to code all day, or whether I would try to coach them to ‘more’. And… why? ‘Code Monkey’, as used in wikipedia tells us: A term for a computer programmer who isn’t actuallyContinueContinue reading “The Limited Value of Lumberjacks”
Category Archives: LifeLessons
Happy Accidents… living Agile Values
In our home life and work life, we need plans. Photo by Anete Lusina on Pexels.com In making plans, we have the opportunity to discuss our priorities, our desires, risks, participants, and tasks. In making plans for an upcoming vacation, we talk about which cities we want to visit, which places we want to spendContinueContinue reading “Happy Accidents… living Agile Values”
The Heart & Soul of Agile
The Heart and Soul of Agile is about how we work with people and products/services. As you’ll see, even though the Agile concepts were formed within the world of software development, they are general enough to apply to any type of product or service, any industry, and can even be applied to non-work settings. I love how they align so nicely with the concepts in my Quest for Deep Joy.
