Straight off the bat, here’s a tip…make sure you know the full story before you try and give a solution or answer.

Have you ever had a lightbulb moment where you feel like you’ve got the answer?

Then you let everyone know about your amazing idea and it falls flat?

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Over the years I have been working with teams in different organisations and industries. I’ve seemed to have built up my instincts and awareness to be able to predict how things could unfold a few moves down the road.

I sometimes like to refer to this as a superpower, even…

We are now operating in unknown times, people are behaving in a more and more un-human way which is most apparent with people flocking to the stores to panic buy and stockpile their food and essentials.

What does this mean for my story? Well, I’ll set the scene…

My wife…

To my dearest Product Owners, my Stakeholders, my Project and Programme Managers, Developers and teammates around the world…please believe me when I say that I’m sorry.

For not immediately accepting more work to the sprint.

When I don’t immediately say yes to adding more work to our current sprint, and challenge you on the need to do this, don’t…

Humans are built to pick up on the signals that we display, even if we don’t realise we’re doing it.

Some examples of this can be in the conscious — where we want to be seen to be doing the right thing and setting the right example. Like making sure…

Worrying won’t help

Try to remember a time where worrying about something actually paid off…you can’t can you? Imagining a negative outcome will not help you on your cause.

Doing is better than hesitating

If you hesitate, or procrastinate, you will start to go against your gut instincts. You need…