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Month: May 2017

Facebook Agile: Is your Enterprise living a lie?

May 23, 2017 AgileUprisingAgile Journey experiences, Leadership

**This post is Rated: PG-13+. I heard the best phrase today.  As I was wrapping up our Coach’s CoP, I was sharing banter with a colleague about some of the factors inhibiting growth and preventing teams from making progress.  A […]

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Cognitive Biases – Subjective Social Reality

May 21, 2017 AgileUprisingUncategorized

When surveyed, 80% of software developers reported they believed their skills were above average. Overestimating one’s desirable qualities relative to other people, is known as the Illusory Superiority Bias, aka the Lake Wobegon effect, one of many cognitive biases. The […]

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Hillary 2016 as a Failed Agile Transformation – Part II

May 16, 2017May 12, 2021 Jay HrcskoUncategorized

In Part I we reviewed 2 scenarios that are consistently seen across agile transformation failures, and how they could relate to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Presidential Campaign. Let’s continue the conversation! 1.      Using trailing and/or “bad” metrics Every initiative wants to know if what they’re […]

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Exectives Don’t Think We Are ‘Doing Agile Right’

May 12, 2017 AgileUprisingAgile Coaching, Leadership

I can still remember the pit in my stomach when Steve Jobs tried to quiet the complaints of the newly launched iPhone 4 (the first I ever owned). The smartphone giant came out with a brand new design of the […]

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My Thoughts On Refactoring Agile

May 12, 2017 AgileUprisingAgile Coaching, Leadership

When exploring a word, I often use the definition according to Merriam-Webster. It’s nice to start at the original intent of a word and step forward. And for the first time in forever, I couldn’t locate a word. I found […]

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What Have I Learned As A Consultant?

May 12, 2017 AgileUprisingAgile Coaching, Leadership

“Being a consultant is like flying first-class. The food is terrific, the drinks are cold. But all you can do is walk up to the pilot and say, ‘bank left.’” — Greg Brenneman Speaking to an engaged audience is always […]

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Feedback Doesn’t Have To Be Scary

May 12, 2017 AgileUprisingAgile Coaching, Leadership

“Can I give you some feedback?” Take stock of how you feel after reading those words. Not great right? Your blood pressure and pulse probably spiked a bit. There aren’t many other sentences that put us more on edge in […]

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What A Year Of Conference Speaking Taught Me

May 12, 2017 AgileUprisingAgile Coaching, Leadership

“It’s the year of Chris.” I didn’t understand what Allison was telling me. Having known her for a few years, I’m accustomed to her riddles. At Dallas Agile Leadership Network, I asked why she chose me to co-present with her at Dallas Tech Fest. That […]

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Hillary 2016 as a Failed Agile Transformation – Part 1

May 9, 2017May 12, 2021 Jay HrcskoUncategorized

Most Americans will agree that this past Presidential Election was riveting theater. The drama, the stories, the punditry, it’s safe to say that our country has never seen an election like the one we just went through (survived?). Even though […]

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