Agile - now, for later

If you read my last blog you'll know that I pulled a card from a deck of 52 cards my wife has. I then decided I would try it again to see if the card provided impetus for this blog. Here's what the next card had on it: "Now or Later - If you desire a glorious future,, transform the present - Patanjali (circa: 2nd century CE). Living in the Moment by Barbara Ann Kipfer (a deck of 52 inspirational cards).

Some say Patanjali was a single person, others say Patanjali was a series of people who wrote sage advise and wisdom some 5000 to 7000 years ago. I've read some of Patanjali's works and find them interesting.

Back to the card. Ok, so maybe this deck of cards is a pretty good content generator. We'll see when I pick the third card for the next blog. Who knows maybe I have 50 more blogs ready and waiting.

Agile Metamorphosis

I read the following card from a card deck my wife has, called Happiness is Living in the Moment by Barbara Ann Kipfer (a deck of 52 inspirational cards).

When I think about it, that's what I try to do with the teams and team members I work with. I'm asking them to do something different, something foreign to them. Do they understand? Are they just following instructions? Is it becoming part of them? Do they understand how things are shifting?

Reflection

This is Part 5 - the final part of the series

Part 1     Part 2     Part 3    Part 4     Part 5

Well this timing worked out just perfectly. A new year is here; time for reflection which is the last topic in this series on what it takes to improve performance of individuals and teams.

In the previous parts of this series I've used sports and music to evaluate lessons learned on improving  performance. Continuing with that theme, reflection occurs as a natural part of the process of learning. Reflection is also a natural part of agile development and agile coaching. In fact it is the primary way we improve our performance. Inspect and adapt.