Approaching the mystery of transparency from the unseen labyrinth of beliefs and values — When he was a toddler, my elder son used to often go and bang himself on glass doors and walls in the malls. Those transparent objects really messed up with his cognitive abilities. And every such incident used to end up with me buying him his favourite ice-cream. I am…

Approaching the mystery of transparency from the unseen labyrinth of beliefs and values — As we saw in Part I of the article, Transparency is one of the pillars that support the Scrum framework in any organisation. Even when an organisation is not implementing Scrum framework, transparency still helps in building effective teams that work with mutual trust. The implementation of transparency in our…

हादसों से कब शिकायत थी हमको शिकवा कुछ इत्तेफ़ाक हो जानेका है। जवाब ना मिलने का उतना ग़म नहीं जितना सवालों के खो जाने का है। रफ़्तार कुछ ऐसे पकड़ रही है ज़िंदगी के फ़ासले अब रुकने का नाम नहीं लेते। मंजिलें कबकी फिसल गई है हाथों से डर अब कदमोंसे सफ़र खो जानेका है। तेरी दुनियामे जो महफ़ूज़ है हम अब तक, तो नफ़रत उनको है और हैरत हमको भी। शैतानकी फ़ितरत को सब जानते है लेकीन, मसला तुुम्हारे फरिश्तों के सो जाने का है।

Can we serve Scrum in different customized flavours? Should Customization of Scrum be even allowed? Is it even possible to have Scrum in a flavour other than plain vanilla? What is more important in Scrum implementation — procedures or process, events & artefacts or people? …

It’s a very taboo Thing in our society. No one really speaks about it out in the open. But I have decided to finally come out and discuss it openly with you all. This Thing is very weird and complex. At very young age you don’t need it. As you…

He came to visit me last evening. Of course, unannounced and uninvited. Like he always does. And he was his usual self. Unmindful of what I am doing, where am I and how am I. …

Sundays are often surprising! Just when you think you will sleep your heart out till 10 a.m., you wake up at 5 a.m. with no plans for the day. You try to fight it out by pulling over the blanket and stuffing your head into the pillow. But all that…

I recently attended a T-Group lab organized by the Indian Society of Applied Behavioural Sciences (ISABS) for six days spread over two weeks. At the outset, I wish to express my heartfelt gratitude towards ISABS for organizing such a wonderful experience for its participants. It was not only enriching but…

Towards the fag end of my previous tenure, I was handling a sensitive inquiry. The pressure to complete the inquiry was high and every other important work was kept on hold. So one evening, I walked into my clerk’s office to oversee what he was doing with the draft I…