What would you bring to my team? – Asked the hiring manager during one of the Microsoft interviews.Agile! – I answered right away. Few months later -fresh in my role in Microsoft as Azure Cloud Solution Architect- just back from my Microsoft Ready and induction bootcamp in Las Vegas, I talked with some colleagues about […]
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Beyond the Blue Badge
I am writing this post to celebrate my experience at Microsoft. I was inspired by an episode of Beyond the Blue Badge Podcast hosted by Microsoft Alumni Association which I am a member of. I was hired as Apps & Infra Technical Solution Specialist at the Sales Technical Unit in Dublin. Our division grew incredibly […]
9 plus 1 reasons why carrots and sticks don’t work anymore
When we speak about motivations there are many important differences between riding and driving. Put carrots and sticks aside. It’s time to drive! It’s time to envision your destination and create the conditions for better journeys.
4 Leadership styles compared
The Hero leader Style: Trait-based leadershipCharacteristics: Impact is made by the individual leader alone. The personal characteristics and behavior of the leader make the difference rather than the context in which the leader operates. One can become a great leader by emulating the personal characteristics and behavior of great leaders. Issues: The mindless application of […]
Run daily Scrum like a pro
The daily scrum is the heartbeat of a scrum team.As Scrum is a compression algorithm for organizational and engineering best practices, this meeting is not a Scrum invention but it is considered an Agile best practice independently from the adopted framework. It is also known as StandUpMeeting (1993 Jim Coplien), “daily scrum” (1997 Ken Schwaber), […]
Update yourself
A manifesto for Scrum adoption in your life. Assuming you already heard about Agile, Scrum, Sprints and Retrospectives. As in any scrum team, the iterative and incremental process culminate in a retrospective, where members receive and elaborate feedback, taking actions to inspect and correct behaviours, remove obstacles, fix issues. If we are in an Agile […]
4 cultural strategies that can drive improvement as easy as pie
Support and encourage learning. Always. As a priority. Facilitate and support collaboration within the team and among teams. Provide tools and resources that make work meaningful. Use them wisely. Embody or support transformational leadership.