Mar 7, 2021The Anectodal Effects of FlowFlow has been written about in many books, promoted as an enjoyable way of spending time. A time when your mind and body are at ease with their surroundings, wholly focussed on the task at hand. …Stoicism4 min read
Feb 26, 2021On Humility, the Path to Grace & Gratitude“I have had to experience so much stupidity, so many vices, so much error, so much nausea, disillusionment, and sorrow, just in order to become a child again and begin anew. But it was right that it should be so; my eyes and heart acclaim it. I had to experience…Philosophy4 min read
Feb 15, 2021Agile — Poacher Turned GamekeeperI know from talking to my network I'm not the only one that's experiencing this phenomenon. Hiring managers, recruiters, engineers, leaders, we’re all seeing it. Agile has got itself into a funny place, roles have become commoditized, boxes are being made and people are getting frustrated at being stuck in…Agile5 min read
Feb 7, 2021My ValentineI saw this painting online and thought it was poignant, something that we could hang in the hall so that in future years we can reflect on this period of our lives. It's an extraordinary time that in 100 years from now our great-grandchildren will look back on searching for…Love2 min read
Jan 15, 2021The Linkedin ArmsIf Linkedin was a pub it would be a pretty surreal place. Imagine arriving with a couple of friends, standing at the bar, and ordering 3 pints of Hells. …Linked In3 min read
Dec 17, 2020Using AWS Neptune to Visualise Ancient PhilosophyThe serverless meditations of Marcus Aurelius In this post, I’m outlining a tutorial provided by AWS for creating a serverless full-stack opensource architecture for visualizing a Neptune graph. I’m in the midst of attempting to build out this stack and wanted to share its intended use. The Architecture The architecture is pretty…Stoicism4 min read
Nov 21, 2020Product Innovation & TaxonomyA few days back I wrote about the need for Vision to achieve alignment, provide context, and engage workforce and customers through a collaborative and ubiquitous narrative. This evening I wanted to share three lightweight methods of guiding strategic decisions as you funnel down to implementation tactics, these are: The…Product Management4 min read
Nov 19, 2020Vision — Context, Alignment, and EngagementI recently saw a post on Linkedin that criticized the use of a backlog in product development. It went along the lines of: I was running fast but in the wrong direction. I was executing the wrong problem in an extremely efficient way. As a long time proponent of agile…Strategy7 min read
Oct 12, 2020The Importance of Team DesignNext in this pile of books is … Team Topologies Although not quite finished yet, I’m still reading less than normal, partly down to increasing study in data science and game theory optimum strategy (as applied to 50nl) but mostly down to not quite having old habits rebuilt. This is…Teamwork2 min read
Oct 2, 2020Reading HabitsI’ve spoken to a few people about reading habits going out the window since lockdown. I used to read a lot, because of a long commute I could comfortably get through a book a week, turning what used to be a bit of a dread into a hobby of sorts…Reading2 min read
