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When Are You the “Only” One?

By Johanna July 31, 2019 question of the week No Comments

In my work, I meet people who think their problems are totally unique. Their issue, their product, their managers—their context is unique. They are correct. While each of us is…

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Can You “Just” Anything?

By Johanna June 5, 2019 question of the week 2 Comments

Too often, I hear the word “just” when modifying a feeling. “Can’t you just shake it off?” Or, “Can’t you just move on?” Or, “Can you just go along with…

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Who Owns Your Creativity?

By Johanna October 3, 2018 question of the week No Comments

I’ve had the chance to speak with various folks over the past few weeks about their creativity. Some of them are developers or testers, worried about the IP agreements their…

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What Are You Sentimental About?

By Johanna September 21, 2018 question of the week No Comments

My town is busy planning and discussing and planning and discussing (yes, continue for several more recursions) the plans for the new high school. We need a new high school…

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When Do You Suffer from Comparison-itis?

By Johanna March 7, 2018 question of the week 4 Comments

I was at a writing workshop last week. It was a fiction workshop, where I am still learning my craft. I still learn my non-fiction craft. However, my learning curve…

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Who Is in Your Corner?

By Johanna February 21, 2018 question of the week No Comments

It’s Olympics time. And yes, it’s time again for “the thrill of victory and agony of defeat.” I watched that agony as an ice dancing couple fell during their performance. One…

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How Do You Encourage Your Own Adaptability?

By Johanna February 15, 2018 question of the week No Comments

I see a push-pull situation at many of my clients. On the one hand, the managers want adaptability—the ability to respond to changes. And, on the other hand, the managers…

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What Do You Need to Unlearn?

By Johanna June 1, 2017 question of the week 2 Comments

I read Jerry Weinberg’s Advice to New Graduates and thought I would ask this question about unlearning. I had to unlearn many things when I started to work. Here are some…

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Why Not Ask for Help?

By Johanna March 15, 2017 question of the week 3 Comments

I am a reviewer for the experience reports track for Agile 2017. I finished evaluating all the proposals in the track last week. Here’s what struck me: too many proposals…

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What’s Your Context?

By Johanna September 21, 2016 question of the week No Comments

I’m in a writer’s workshop this week, having a blast. We write a lot: openings and short stories. Since it’s a fiction workshop, I feel quite vulnerable as a writer.…

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