• Agile/Scrum - Work Life

    Random Musings of a Scrum Master #1: On Leadership and Transformation

    It has been 4 weeks since I undertook this role of being a full-time Scrum Master for a Product team, technically 2 weeks since I have officially stepped into the role facilitating the Scrum events, and my mind has been running the “how to be a better Scrum Master/how to leas my team well” process asynchronously since lol. Also like a sponge of ideas that takes in cues from what I read and what I see in my environment, connecting the dots from what I have learned in the past. Lightbulbs here and there. A happy problem to have I…

  • Personal Development

    A (Painful) Plea to Leaders/Future Leaders

    “Pain + reflection = progress” Ray Dalio One of the harshest feedback I have heard from a boss is, “Wag puro satsat. Aksyon aksyon din” (Don’t be all talk, actually practice what you preach) It was a harsh yet much needed wake-up call then, for which I am grateful. Nevertheless the leaders whose words really inspire me and push me to greater heights and that which I look back on up until now and still get inspired, are words of encouragement and trust, words of undeserved praise, especially during the times I look down on myself and doubt my abilities.…