Olga KouzinaThe Focus and The FoamThis time around, I’m starting my story with a disclaimer. I’m afraid the cool-headed strategist in me overdid it a bit with the…Feb 6, 2020Feb 6, 2020
Olga KouzinaLet My People Stay (Not Go)“Life inside a startup — especially a high-growth startup — is inherently chaotic. For many, it can feel like a race against time along a…Jan 30, 2020Jan 30, 2020
Olga KouzinainQuandooThe Pied Piper of Everywhere“… In 1284, while the town of Hamelin was suffering from a rat infestation, a piper dressed in multicolored (“pied”) clothing appeared…Jan 16, 2020Jan 16, 2020
Olga KouzinainQuandoo(Not) My Circus, (Not) My Monkeys?Most of us had many (or not so many) toasts to a smooth start of the year 2020, and by now we’re ~10 days into it. And, with reference to…Jan 9, 2020Jan 9, 2020
Olga KouzinainQuandooThe Greta Thunberg In YouYou must have heard/read it: this year Time magazine has handed an award for global impact to Greta Thunberg, the teen climate activist…Dec 19, 2019Dec 19, 2019
Olga KouzinainQuandooDreaming Into 2020In Visualization and Miracles, published around Thanksgiving time, I mused on how cool would that be if we could allocate some time left…Dec 12, 2019Dec 12, 2019
Olga KouzinainQuandooKanban and Scrum Ho Ho Ho!Previously I published a number of articles sharing tidbits of what Kanban — a method for work management — is about, and you are welcome…Nov 26, 2019Nov 26, 2019
Olga KouzinainQuandooRetrospectives: In a Sentimental MoodPreviously (see Retrospectives: In Your Own Sweet Way), I mostly focused on the visual inventory, going over some reports, charts, and…Nov 22, 2019Nov 22, 2019