by Jennifer Riggins To paraphrase Emily Dickinson, I am burnt out. You are burnt out too. That is a good way to summarize Jessica Rose’s self-sustainability talk at this year’s Monkigras conference in London. In fact, she talked openly about just getting past a burnout while talking about being burnt out. This year’s craft conference was...
Read moreby Luke Doyle We spend a lot of time talking about agile software development, but agility and responsiveness to change affect a lot of other parts of our lives. What about optimizing our emotional agility? Should you expect to be happy at work? There’s the argument that if we were meant to be happy at...
Read moreby Jennifer Landis Choosing good food is a significant part of self-care. Sure, you want stuff that’s delicious, but how many free office doughnuts can you really have before you get sick of them? That’s because food is about way more than how it tastes. You’re smart – we’re sure you know that already. But...
Read moreby Jennifer Landis You’re detail-oriented and conscientious with a work ethic that’s true blue. You hire carefully chosen, innovative candidates that show promise. Together you’ve knocked quite a few notable projects out of the park. Some of them had their moments. You know, the ones where you wonder why plan implementation looks nothing like the...
Read moreby Nick McKenna When it comes to work-life balance, there is an old cliché: It’s not a balance, it’s a juggling act. So it’s either a balance or a juggling act? It seems to me that the premise here is flawed. The premise is that there is a demarcation between work and life. I don’t...
Read moreby Tahira Shameem I am sure parents and especially moms like me (I have 3 daughters) have tons of stories and ideas to share on how to balance both without compromising either. Working and parenting both require considerable amounts of time and effort. However, with some careful thought and planning, it’s possible to be quite...
Read moreby Tomas Kejzlar Putting your everything into your work. After university, Gary got his first job as a UI / frontend developer. Designing user interfaces and creating beautiful websites was something he really loved. He was working on a small team that had a very creative project for a high-profile client. Soon, Gary found himself...
Read moreby Sam, Management 3.0 Team Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny. Stephen Covey paraphrasing Ghandi. I read an article recently that struck a chord. It was about the difference between habits and goals and why, in order to...
Read moreby Dov Tsal Agility and Taoism: Yin and Yang The first Agile Manifesto was written a long time ago. About 2,500 years ago to be precise… Agility is the art of reactivity, of empathy with customer needs, of transparency, and mainly a way to swim and thrive in a world that keeps changing, where yesterday’s...
Read moreby Marjan Venema Trust is the willingness to be vulnerable. To open yourself up to the words and actions of others. It’s not hiding behind a shield of invulnerability, of not caring, of not being touched by how others respond to your words and actions. It takes courage to open yourself up to others. After...
Read moreby Jennifer Riggins I wouldn’t say I’m a pessimist nor an optimist. I’m somewhere between a realist and a get-the-f-over-it. Lots of supposedly bad shit has happened to me in life, but I am happy with where my life is now and where it’s headed so, a la Dory from Finding Nemo, I just keep swimming...
Read moreby Patrick Verdonk We need happier workplaces and we need emotionally intelligent leaders to help foster an environment where everyone feels motivated and engaged. It’s been said that 90 percent of leadership success today is attributed to EQ — your emotional quotient — over IQ. And that’s because it’s our ability and responsibility as people...
Read moreby G. John Cole Taking a break should not be about switching your mind off, but rather about changing gears. Your soul is a complex thing: it thrives from being fed as much as from being rested – that’s what a good night’s sleep (and the occasional power nap) are for! Apply the same mindful...
Read moreby Jennifer Landis Where is your smartphone right now? Chances are it is right next to you and if it vibrates or dings, you’re going to stop reading this article and check to see who texted you or what happened on Twitter. Maybe you recognize you’re addicted to your smartphone and all that comes with...
Read moreby Paul Holden TV’s, cars, home/work computers, laptops, tablets, sat-navs, advertising billboards, information radiators, video games, e-readers, mobile phones, shopping checkouts, you name it – screens have taken over and are everywhere. It seems that there’s no escaping them in today’s world. Chances are that if you look around now, you’ll be able to see more than...
Read moreby Jennifer Landis You’ve heard self-help gurus talk about mindfulness and happiness. But what do they mean? What exactly is mindfulness? Will you be happier if you practice it? Many believe there’s a connection between them. Let’s explore. What is mindfulness? Most experts agree mindfulness is the focus on the here and now, with no...
Read moreby Jennifer Riggins Some that may read this (like, ahem, my husband) may find this quite hypocritical. I love my job, but I’m not very good at taking a step back. That’s become glaringly apparent as I’m well into my third trimester of my rather complicated first pregnancy. Soon, I’ll have to take a step...
Read moreby Nikoletta Tatár Having enough good quality restorative sleep is crucial if you want to be productive, creative, calm and just generally feel physically and mentally well. The amount of required sleep depends on many factors like gender, age, genetics, etc… The average adult needs about eight hours of sleep everyday. But who counts as the...
Read moreby Tomas Kejzlar Why does helping others matter? The world is becoming increasingly complex. The result? Only very few of us are able to achieve something great on our own. Most of our achievements are done in teams: groups of people who help each other and therefore are able to create something even bigger that is...
Read moreby G. John Cole However much you may love your work (or not), the daily slog can get us all down in the dark winter months. Dragging yourself out of bed before the sun has risen to scrape off the ice from your car windshield is no way to start the day. If you finish...
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