Many of you are probably familiar with the Inception Deck. It is a tool to get all the stakeholders aligned at the beginning of a project or product development. The idea is to get this alignment to happen with the least paperwork possible. The Inception Deck provides a set of 10 exercises to be done […]
The value of your network
How do you manage your professional network? I have an account at both Viadeo (which I rarely use) and LinkedIn (which I use much more than Facebook). I always wondered how some people managed to get to over 500 connections so quickly. I personally reached that number less than a year ago and I have […]
The noodle challenge
Recientemente visité el equipo off-shore de Criteo en Vietnam. El propósito de la visita era entrenar al equipo en técnicas ágiles. Como soy un fanático de usar juegos para enseñar, tenía un surtido de juegos preparados para ellos. Uno de ellos es el archi-conocido Marshmallow Challenge. Aunque yo normalmente lo llamo Spaghetti Challenge para que […]
A coach is not part of the team
Teams are cool. Forming part of a cool team is even cooler. By working closely with a team it is easy to feel part of it but that’s not the job of a coach. As a coach your role is to make the team go through the tortuous path to high-performance. Chances are you are […]