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The art of loving Mondays

Category: Spirit of Scrum

Revel in humbleness

There’s my future, lying ahead as usual. Self-imposed expectations. Wishes, aspirations, ideas that immediately become obligations. Excellence, or rather sheer perfection are in the air. Rapid execution, instant results and compulsive voraciousness are the name of the game. My analytical potential is almighty. Nothing can step between me and my flawless plans.
I am taking a [...]

Love thyself – you’re human

Error. I hate it. It is cruel because it proves I am not perfect. It is baffling because it makes it obvious that I am not unparalleled. Previous triumphs forge expectations. No one expects me to fail. Then I succeed again and the sword of Damocles sharpens. One more time.
Until one day I fail to [...]

Don’t worry, it’s just a procedure

I just called an airline call center to make a short little question on their mileage program. I decided to talk to a person, not a machine. Same result, or worse. I had to answer more than 10 personal questions in order to prove I was myself. After the first five, irritation materialized. I tried [...]

Coming or Staying

Before embarking on a journey, it’s always wise to reflect on whether you want to depart from where you are right now…or not. If your job is easy, obvious and repetitive you don’t need Scrum. If your current way of working is effective, don’t change. If you feel at ease with your colleagues and your [...]

The spirit of Scrum

How is a judge to decide on a case? Written law is general, abstract, concrete but not comprehensive. Particular cases, context, subjective issues are not considered in the text. Why is it not trivial to be a judge or a jury member? Because they have to interpret the law. And what have they used for [...]