Kategorie: English

Momente verblassen / Moments fade away

Stell Dir vor, Du verlässt deinen Arbeitgeber und darfst nichts mitnehmen: keine Emails, keine Kalendereinträge, keine Gesprächsnotizen, nichts. Imagine you are leaving your employer and are not allowed to take anything with you: no mails, no calendar entries, no notes, nothing. For English please scroll down. Dein ganzes Leben enthält wunderbare und positive Momente, sei … Weiterlesen Momente verblassen / Moments fade away →

In which part of the organization should a business analyst or requirements engineer be located?

"In which part of the organization should a business analyst or requirements engineer be located?" is actually an age-old question. It always comes along with other questions like the „what is the difference between a business analyst and a requirements engineer?“, as well as the WHAT and HOW. These questions have a symbiotic relationship. If an … Weiterlesen In which part of the organization should a business analyst or requirements engineer be located? →

How to really get promoted

James Caan, an influencer at LinkedIn recently wrote a blog post about how to get promoted. In his post he describes how you should present your recent accomplishments in order to sell your promotion to the decision makers. While that is great advice, it misses the point, twice actually. First, James believes that you get promoted for what you did … Weiterlesen How to really get promoted →

Choose people you trust, trust the people you have chosen

Employees come motivated, superiors can only de-motivate them. "An employee's motivation is a direct result of the sum of interactions with his or her managers" (Dr. Bob Nelson). It is so easy to feel de-motivated when dealing with senior management. We have to find ways to not let ourselves be de-motivated by them. My previous post The slaves of a Scrum team … Weiterlesen Choose people you trust, trust the people you have chosen →

When Apple’s „it just works“ ecosystem turns into frustration

For years, we have always loved our Apple products: iMacs, iPhones, iPads, AppleTV, and multiple Airports. None of these products are the first of their kind in our household. But, because they just do not just work anymore, they have begun to frustrate us more and more in the last months and even years. OS … Weiterlesen When Apple’s „it just works“ ecosystem turns into frustration →