astartenySoft skills: Just because they’re soft doesn’t mean they’re easyIt’s performance review time and you’ve just received the following feedback from your line manager: “Your hard skills are excellent and…Jun 28, 2023Jun 28, 2023
astartenyinKoa HealthOKRs: 5 tips and 5 trapsWe just completed another iteration of OKR planning and I’d like to share some of the insights I’ve accumulated on this journey so far.Jan 13, 20212Jan 13, 20212
astartenyinKoa HealthNavigating the switch to remote work at Alpha HealthOn March 13th, everyone at Alpha Health received word that starting immediately the team would move to working fully remote (WFH)…Mar 26, 20202Mar 26, 20202
astartenyinNew Work DevelopmentWhat’s an anti-pattern and how do I fix it?As agile coaches and scrum masters, a big part of our job is making sure the best outcomes come from the various ceremonies (aka meetings)…Jun 1, 2018Jun 1, 2018
astartenyinNew Work DevelopmentWhat are we measuring and why?In the past weeks a few separate incidents converged and inspired me to write this blog post. First, as you might know from my last post…Mar 15, 2018Mar 15, 2018
astartenyinNew Work DevelopmentEvolution of Team Kick-OffsIt’s that time of year again and I’m in the middle of organizing kick-offs for all the new teams that will be starting off in January. I…Dec 29, 20171Dec 29, 20171
astartenyinNew Work DevelopmentThe 8th agile principleIn my last blog post I wrote about the 12th Agile Principle. In this blog post I’d like to explore the 8th Agile Principle:Jul 12, 20161Jul 12, 20161
astartenyinNew Work DevelopmentDon’t Wait For A RetroI’m an agilist at XING and have been spending the past weeks digging deeper into the principles that back up the Agile Manifesto. This…May 27, 2016May 27, 2016
astartenyOne From the Toolbox: Pair CoachingAs an agile coach, one of the dilemmas I used to face was a feeling that I was on my own when it came to improving my own skills. Most of…Apr 15, 20161Apr 15, 20161