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Anonymous feedback sucks, but we give it anyway!
Anonymous feedback can expose culture issues of an organisation. It can be damaging to people’s motivation and morale.
The Problem of Overthinking Problems
People inadvertently overthink problems. I lead some large (MM$) initiatives with sizable teams. One thing that I've observed, and have been observing for a while which has been consistent is that people spend way too much time over-thinking problems and solutions....
The Incongruence of Organisational Hierarchy
Organisations like to claim that they did not have hierarchy in their structure, but many of them have levels of hierarchy. What causes that incongruence?
Do you bring problems or solutions?
This is a classic phrase , mostly with the managers of a traditional mindset. However, this phrase, "Come to me with a solution (or options), and not with problems" can also be debatable. Look, any good manager would want his or her team members to apply critical...
How a Google Maps Review Got Me a Job Offer
I once received a job offer just because someone I vaguely knew read one of my restaurant reviews. Here’s what happened... I was dropping off my son at school one morning and as usual, saying hello to other parents and teachers who I knew. Among those was a father...
Three Agile and Scrum questions from a reader
Delivering work using Agile practices can be tough because work environments vary and different organisations throw different kinds of challenges on us. I often receive questions from readers about agile delivery practices. What I have been observing for a while is...
Biases, mindset and tools
Few recent conversations made me think about the approaches and tools that we choose for delivering valuable work. Many people rely solely on tools that they've always been using. They never change their ways of working. Or, they may change the labels, but not the...
Commit to CRIME
When Mike told me and few others that we should commit to crime and also get our teams to do that, I was like, "Huh? What do you mean?". He went on to explain what CRIME acronym was. CRIME stands for Collaboration, Retrospective, Investigating, Mapping and...
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About me
Hi , my name is Rajesh Mathur. I am a consultant, coach and facilitator with extensive experience in sensemaking, delivery, software development, testing and Agile practices that I have been living for over 24 years now. Read more
Rajesh is a master of Agile delivery and an excellent coach and facilitator. He makes complex concepts easier to understand by sharing practical examples. I’d definitely recommend Rajesh to anyone interested in improving their Agile practices.
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