June 2, 2017July 22, 2017 by Frederik Learned about this interesting book – very promising to read / list: First chapter: “It’s all invented”. Standard social and business practices are built on certain assumptions— shared understandings that have evolved from older beliefs and conditions. And while circumstances may have changed since the start of these practices, their continued use tends to reconfirm the old beliefs. For this reason our daily practices feel right and true to us, regardless of whether they have evolved to keep up with the pace of change. In just such a way a business culture arises and perpetuates itself, perhaps long after its usefulness has passed. (more…) book reviews 1 Comment
September 28, 2016July 24, 2017 by Frederik “Agile isn’t a process or a tool, it is a set of values and principles that empower us to meet the needs of others in a safe and collaborative way.” agile principles
November 18, 2015 by Frederik A leader’s premier task – we would even say his primal task – is emotional leadership. A leader needs to make sure that not only is he regularly in an optimistic, authentic, high energy mood, but also that, through his chosen actions, his followers feel and act that way, too. Dan Goleman, Richard Boyatzis and Annie McKee in “Primal Leadership: The Hidden Driver of Great Performance”, HBR 2001 coaching leadership
July 16, 2015 by Frederik If you write software, you owe it to your users to get some sleep, to relax in a park, to take a vacation. Tired and stressed means bugs. — David Smith (@Catfish_Man) July 10, 2015 agile quotes
May 21, 2015 by Frederik Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don’t settle. Steve Jobs life quotes, steve jobs
October 6, 2011July 25, 2017 by Frederik One of my favourite quotes of Steve Jobs: “Innovation comes from people meeting up in the hallways or calling each other at 10.30 at night with a new idea, or because they realised something that shoots holes in how we’ve been thinking about a problem. It’s ad hoc meetings of six people called by someone who thinks he has figured out the coolest new thing ever and who wants to know what other people think of his idea.“ Apple steve jobs