What Does Your Anger Reflect?
I had a great day yesterday. I had some meetings that went well. I heard from the guy I’d asked to write the foreword to Agile and Lean Program Management.…
Read moreGrumpy, Sneezy, Dopey, or Happy?
I’ve had a summer cold for over two weeks now. I’m tired of it. I’m still coughing, mostly at night, or when I want to talk. As someone who has…
Read moreWhat a Doctor Should Not Say to a Patient on a Friday Afternoon
You’ve heard the old joke, “I’ve got good news and I’ve got bad news,” right? Well, that actually happened to me. Back in 2009, when I had my first vertigo…
Read moreEnd of One Illusion: No Safe Place
One of the problems with vertigo is that there is no safe place for me, except for sitting down. I flew to and from Denver last week. I don’t mind…
Read moreAssisted Living: Succeeding With Help From Friends
I spent the most recent four weeks on what I’m calling the “Northern Hemisphere Conference Tour“: four conferences, back to back. Agile Vancouver, AYE, Øredev, and Agile Testing Days. (It…
Read moreWhat Living with Vertigo Has Taught Me About Emotional Resilience
I had a vertigo attack today. I was not expecting it. (No one ever expects the Spanish Inquisition!) I’d gone to the gym, had a great cardio workout, had a…
Read moreDiscuss the Undiscussable
I made another mistake last week. It wasn’t a huge horrible mistake. But it was a mistake. I ordered the wrong books for PSL. I ordered Manage It! instead of…
Read moreKnow Your Limits
I had a challenging workout yesterday, and when I stood up to make my lunch, I had LOL (little old lady) syndrome. I had trouble standing up straight. I had…
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