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Leadership Beyond Greed: Japan turn around in corporate culture
Leadership Beyond Greed Leadership Beyond Greed in today’s corporate world would be a … sparking topic. Leadership is all too often celebrated for its ability to generate results on paper – profits, story points, market share values, okrs, shareholder returns—while ignoring the very people who make these results possible. We live in an era where “growth” has almost become a cult religion while the humans behind this growth are excel rows rather than individuals with lives, dreams, and families. Who cares if You can`t make it ? It is precisely this hypocrisy the push on “teamwork” while promoting individual growth that drains people. Take Japan, for example. Japan people are…
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The Lindy Effect or The Lindy`s Law
The Lindy Effect or the Lindy`s Law is this cool idea that the longer something has been around, the longer it’s likely to stick around in the future. Pyramids ? 🙂 So why we would want to keep with some old frameworks and such ? That`s nothibg fancy after all…. or is it … Lindy effect historically The term „Lindy Effect” gets its name from a famous New York City deli called Lindy’s, where comedians used to gather and chat about their careers and shows. The idea started with an article called „Lindy’s Law” written by Albert Goldman in 1964. In that article, Goldman described a sort of folklore among…
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My personal Dead framework for decision clarity.
The Dead Framework: A Simple Way to Make Meaningful Decisions Dead framework helps me with my life full of choices, big and small. Needing to make constant decisions, I / we often wonder if we are making the right one and fall under the „grass is greener…” bias. Making any decision i would like for it to lead to growth and make me not regrets. It is my simple personal decision-making method I call the Dead Framework. I use it to make decision that will build me something to last as long as possible. Dead Framework two important questions If both answers are yes, then the decision is worth pursuing…
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10-10-10 rule and 5 simple guides
The 10-10-10 Rule – simple and easy framework for better decisions Making decisions—whether big or small—can often feel overwhelming. We worry about the immediate consequences but sometimes overlook the longer-term impact, leading to choices we later regret. The 10-10-10 Rule is a powerful decision-making tool designed to bring clarity and perspective by evaluating the effects of any decision across three time horizons: 10 minutes, 10 months, and 10 years. What Is the 10-10-10 Rule? Popularized by author Suzy Welch in her book 10-10-10: A Life-Transforming Idea, this framework encourages reflecting on how a choice will affect your life in the next: By consciously considering all three time frames, the 10-10-10…
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Technical refinment – the power in agile sprint planning
Technical refinment In many Scrum teams, sprint planning sessions often suffer from the chronic problem of task underestimation. While teams aim for agility and velocity, frequently, the work selected for the sprint exceeds the actual capacity due to unclear or vague task definitions. This results in rushed implementation, increased bugs, and lengthy code reviews—ultimately slowing down delivery rather than speeding it up. This is where technical refinement comes in as a game changer. Technical refinement is a focused process during backlog refinement where the development team collaborates deeply to break down, clarify, and technically validate user stories and tasks before sprint planning begins. Technical refinment worth Key ways technical refinement…
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Why agile is dead – Dave Thomas
Why agile is dead by Dave Thomas, one of the original co-authors of the Agile Manifesto, declared „Agile is Dead” in a candid and deeply insightful presentation. This provocative statement does not mean that agility—the underlying philosophy—is obsolete, but rather that the way Agile is practiced in many companies today has veered far from its original intent. Here he is a bit older ( and wiser ) then the main photo 🙂 Why agile is dead and what Is Agile ? At its core, Agile is a mindset—a commitment to being adaptable, valuing individuals and interactions over rigid processes, prioritizing working software over exhaustive documentation, fostering collaboration over contract negotiation,…
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Copium – the Psychology of why Some People Can’t Accept „No”
Copium has risen to describe a very human psychological phenomenon—our tendency to deny harsh realities by indulging in optimistic delusions or hopeful justifications. The word itself is a portmanteau of „cope” and „opium,” metaphorically suggesting that people „inhale” this imaginary drug to numb themselves from the pain of defeat, loss, or rejection. One of the clearest examples of Copium is seen in people who do not take „no” for an answer. Whether in relationships, work, or politics, these individuals refuse to accept rejection, failure or the other way. Instead, they latch on to any shred of hope, exaggerate possibilities, or invent alternate narratives that allow them to keep believing in…
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Dead horse meaning
The „Dead Horse Problem” is a metaphorical concept describing human tendency to persist in failing efforts or unproductive work rather than acknowledge their shortcomings and change course. The phrase is often attributed to an old Native American saying from the Dakota tribe: „When you find that you are riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount.” Despite the obviousness of the situation (the horse is dead), people and organizations often stick with ineffective strategies, investing more resources, energy, and/or time, hoping for a turnaround that never comes. This metaphor captures refusal to accept reality and continue with doomed projects, relationships, or plans This is leading to wasted effort…
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Estimations in sprints are ludicrous ?
Estimations in sprints are ludicrous ? We switched from fibonacci complexity to just plain man day. Estimating work in sprints has become a cornerstone of Agile | Scrum methodologies More and more evidence suggests it often creates more problems than it solves. On the other hand it is a nice „form” You can wrap Your work into. It is a nice template. Teams routinely face mismatches between predicted complexity and actual time investment. Exacerbated by meetings that should be an email, administrative overhead and tasks like code reviews. The Fallacy of Sprint Estimation is why complexity metrics miss but do we have anything better ? The complexity is time disconnected…
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Lauers Law – why less code is better
Lauers Law – why less code is better as a very solid idea. Just remind Yourself about all those DTOs that could be a simpler one with a mapper or a dedicated if-else-tree somewhere around data transformation. It challenges developers to prioritize efficiency and elegance in their coding practices, ultimately leading to cleaner, easier to understand and more maintainable systems. The Essence of Lauer’s Law At its core, Lauer’s Law emphasizes that reducing the amount of code can lead to better outcomes. The principle suggests that if developers had twice as much time, they could create a system with half the code while maintaining or improving its quality. The idea…
