Ever since I first discovered his writing about four years ago, I’ve been a big fan of Rands (real name Michael Lopp, an experienced leader in software engineering functions in major companies such as Apple, Pinterest, and Slack).
His user manual — called ‘How to Rands’, which he wrote way…
2020 was exceptional in many ways, and, at the end of it, I decided to do a personal retrospective on the year, something I’d never done before, in order to try and get a sense of perspective.
I found it helpful, and it led to me writing reflective notes at…
Thoughout 2021 I’ve written reflective notes at the end of each month, loosely based on a set of prompts/questions. I’ve found writing these notes helps me to think about, articulate and record things that otherwise I wouldn’t, so having started it as a bit of an experiment, I’ve kept it…
For the past few weeks I’ve been thinking on and off about a question:
What’s the best way to shareback with others learnings and insights from a training course?
I’m no expert in learning & development, but one of my colleagues who works in L&D reassured me that:
“This is…
This year I’ve been writing reflective notes at the end of each month, loosely based on a set of prompts/questions. I’ve found writing these notes helps me to think about, articulate and record things that otherwise I wouldn’t. The reflective practice is also helping me to learn and develop.
So you know that when under stress, our instinctive reaction is to ‘fight or flight’, right?
“The fight-or-flight response to stress is a well-documented phenomenon that has been widely observed in humans and non-human animals.” [1]
However, whilst that is an accepted truth (at least it was for me), and…
This year I’ve been writing reflective notes at the end of each month, loosely based on a set of prompts/questions. I’ve found writing these notes helps me to think about, articulate and record things that otherwise I wouldn’t. …
This year I’ve been writing reflective notes at the end of each month, loosely based on a set of prompts/questions. I’ve found writing these notes helps me to think about, articulate and record things that otherwise I wouldn’t.
I also believe that this open reflective practice is helping me to…
This year I’ve been writing reflective notes at the end of each month, loosely based on a set of prompts/questions. …
Many people have highlighted how governance can hinder rather than support delivery, particularly delivery of agile/digital projects & products.
But it needn’t be like that. I know from my own experience that governance can be a service that responds to the needs of those who use it.
