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Next?

Let’s get right down to it. I’m a disabled veteran who contracted the Superman of bacteria in the Persian Gulf (one of the first...

Gut Check

The fire was only the beginning. As Michelle and I dealt with the aftermath of loosing our horse barn, we were left scrambling to balance...

What I Found In The Fire

Bam! Bam! Bam! Came the knock at the door. My eyes shot open. Banksy, our dog, let out a rapid succession of barks and yips. I glanced at...

We All Experience Stress

Work can be stressful. Hell, life can be stressful. Between that next impending deadline, a worldwide pandemic, family members in need of...

Back to Agile Basics

A few years ago, I embarked on a “Back to Basics” agile campaign. SAFe 4.0 had just introduced a third layer, above Release Trains, known...

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Lessons From An Aircraft Carrier

The aircraft carrier displaced 94,000 tons of water as it separated the Atlantic Ocean in two halves, going far in excess of the 30 knots...

When Do The Doers Start Doing?

Tired of sitting in meetings that seem to go nowhere, and seldom accomplish anything? Listening to people pontificate, based on...

Don't Get Caught Holding The Bag

The goal of Agile is really quite simple: to embrace change in pursuit of higher value. So how do we embrace change? That is also rather...

Open Space Design

Open space design can increase team member productivity, so long as work the team is focused on requires a high level of collaboration....