farkas on innovation

2019-03-11 In Leadership, Quote By Jan Farkas

We are not paid to have fun

Executive summary: The key to motivating your knowledge workers is to provide them a context, the meaning for their efforts. [caption id="attachment_1305" align="alignnone" width="725"] We are not paid to have fun. Artwork by my son, Lorant Farkas (9)[/caption] I remember a meeting I attended as an engineer...

Instead of talking about "work-life balance", we shall focus on bringing life back to the workplace.

2019-02-21 In Leadership, Quote By Jan Farkas

Do not focus on “work-life balance”

Executive summary: Instead of "work-life balance", executives should focus on creating great places to work. The expression "work-life balance" has always disturbed me. The subtle link it establishes between work and being dead is just demoralizing. It suggests to accept that work belongs to the dark...

2019-01-22 In Agile, Quote, Scrum By Jan Farkas

Is Scrum trivial?

Executive summary: "Many say that Scrum is simple and easy. But if you can't do it, it's not simple and easy." -- Jeff Sutherland I've got quite a few nice quotes from Jeff Sutherland (here's an example), but this one is my personal favorite. It's the perfect illustration...

2019-01-03 In Leadership, Quote By Jan Farkas

Quote: James on procrastination

"When you have to make a choice and don't make it, that is in itself a choice." -- William James, philosopher, psychologist, the "Father of American psychology"...

2018-11-27 In Leadership, Quote By Jan Farkas

Quote: Warren Buffett on Hiring and Leadership

"You can hire good people and let them work, or you can hire cheap people and tell them what they have to do." -- Warren Buffett...

2018-11-09 In Quote By Jan Farkas

Quote: Sutherland on convincing executives to go agile

"You don't need to convince executives to make their organizations agile. Let their competitors convince them!" -- Dr. Jeff Sutherland, Co-creator of Scrum, Founder of Scrum Inc. I once asked Jeff Sutherland how he convinces executives that it's worth to turn their companies agile. This is...