Leadership

Leadership is both a research area, and a practical skill encompassing the ability of an individual, group or organization to 'lead', influence or guide other individuals, teams, or entire organizations.

This is my personal story of burnout, stress and the road to recovery.

My burnout story

Info: This is part of the Freelance & Prosper series, a series about how to prosper in a job that can feel very insecure and not very stable to some.

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This is part two of the Freelance & Prosper series, a series about how to prosper in a job that can feel very insecure and not very stable to some.

Why financial stability is freedom

Info: This is part two of the Freelance & Prosper series, a series about how to prosper in a job that can feel very insecure and not very stable to some.

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This is part one of the Freelance & Prosper series, a series about how to prosper in a job that can feel very insecure and not very stable to some.

How I choose contracts and clients

Info: This is part one of the Freelance & Prosper series, a series about how to prosper in a job that can feel very insecure and not very stable to some.

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Past titles are not an accurate indicator of skill - to me - because they describe length of experience, and not skill. Experience is only weakly releated to Talent, so what indicators do I use to identify skilled candidates?

Experience ~ Talent

I have had many titles during my career, and most of them have included the modifiers like “Junior” or “Senior”. I have also worked with …

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Taking chances is something we all do, but most of us prefer taking calculated risks. Gambling is not a calculated risk, it's taking a risk far too great for gain that's far too small by comparison.

Stop gambling with Scrum

I used to play Texas Hold’em back when it was the popular thing to do. Like so many others I’d watched it on TV, and with the sudden availability of …

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In my experience, the retrospective is the most underutilized and straightforward ceremony in Scrum. Let's fix that...

How to benefit from a retrospective

In my experience, the retrospective is the most underutilized and straightforward ceremony in Scrum. I’ve sat in numerous retrospectives, where issues …

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