Five Blogs – 30 September 2015

The (best) five blogs I read today. Check them out.

Do You Have a Blah, Blah, Blah Vision or a DRIVING Vision?
Written by: Jesse Lyn Stoner

Test Environment Responsibilities
Written by: Eric Jacobson

Manual Test to MetaAutomation, Continous Testing and DevOps
Written by: Matt Griscom

My Definition of Agile
Written by: Bob Marshall

Sarbanes-Oxley & scripted testing
Written by: James Christie

Quote of the day:
“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly” -Robert F. Kennedy

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Five Blogs – 29 September 2015

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Multitasking Is Bad, Multiprojecting Is Good
Written by: Jurgen Appelo

Hire People, Not Skills
Written by: Aarron Walter

Volkswagen and the Era of Cheating Software
Written by: Zeynep Tufekci

Design Thinking – Putting the Customer at the Heart of Development
Written by: MindTools

4 Ways to Manage Employees Who Like to Figure It Out Themselves
Written by: Matt Straz

Quote of the day:
“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing–that’s why we recommend it daily” -Zig Ziglar

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Five Blogs – 28 September 2015

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Goal Setting towards agile
Written by: Rob Lambert

Problem Solving Leadership: An Experience
Written by: Helena Jeret-Mäe

My… Definition of Agile
Written by: Chris McDermott

SPLAT! How Important is Quality to your Success?
Written by: Jaden Turner

Thoughts and Considerations for Freelancing on a Part-Time Basis
Written by: Arfa Mirza

Quote of the day:
“An obstacle is often an unrecognized opportunity” -Petteri Tarkkonen

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Five blogs – 25 September 2015

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Is Your To-Do List Overwhelming You?
Written by: Frank Sonnenberg

You Own Your Availability
Written by: Tyler Treat

Sprint Review, a Feedback Gathering Event: 17 Questions and 8 Techniques
Written by: Bernd Schiffer

How To Think Visually Using Visual Analogies
Written by: Anna Vital

Using #NoEstimates Strategically
Written by: Stuart Arthur

Quote of the day:
“Failure is not the outcome—failure is not trying. Don’t be afraid to fail” -Sara Blakely

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Five Blogs – 24 September 2015

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The 15 Diseases of Leadership, According to Pope Francis
Written by: Gary Hamel

First-Time Managers, Don’t Do Your Team’s Work for Them
Written by: Ron Ashkenas

Are You Coachable? 3 Questions to Consider
Written by: Joanne Maynard

Discipleship
Written by: Tobias Mayer

Adapting To Exploratory Testing Is Not Easy For Every Tester
Written by: Jan Jaap Cannegieter

Quote of the day:
“New technology never cures anything. Although it can sometimes make cures possible” -M. McLuhan

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Five Blogs – 23 September 2015

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When your “bias for action” has its limits
Written by: Mary Jo Asmus

Are Your Millennial Employees Turning You Into a Helicopter Manager?
Written by: Jesse Lyn Stoner

Most Feedback Begins in the Wrong Place
Written by: Dan Rockwell

8 Social Leadership Strategies ANYONE Can Master
Written by: Dan Aldridge

The Change Habitat – 70% Percent Of Change Managers Are Wrong
Written by: Jurgen Appelo

Quote of the day:
“I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I learn.” -Piaget

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Five Blogs – 22 September 2015

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3 Things Leaders Must Remember About
Written by: Mark Miller

#NoEstimates – What it means to me
Written by: Paul Seaman

On the Value of Interested, Dedicated, and Fascinated People
Written by: Anders Dinsen

Question Certainty
Written by: Walter Frick

Multi-tasking: how to survive in the 21st century
Written by: Tim Harford

Quote of the day:
“First and foremost what draws us into action is that we deeply care” -Senge

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Five Blogs – 21 September 2015

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Polishing Your Empathic Listening Skills
Written by: Craig Daniels

It meets the business requirements
Written by: John Stevenson

Pressure or curiosity: Testers learning to program
Written by: Maaret Pyhäjärvi

You Don’t Need The Best People, You Need The Best Teams
Written by: Greg Satell

7 Ways To Find Your Focus When Nothing Seems To Help
Written by: Luke Glowacki

Quote of the day:
“He who is brave is free” -Seneca

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Five Blogs – 18 September 2015

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Why You Get Stuck in the Status Quo
Written by: Francisco Sáez

Leaders, It’s Time To Make Work Meaningful Again
Written by: Tanveer Naseer

Manage The System, Not The People
Written by: Jurgen Appelo

Mob testing: Leave some of your ego at the door please
Written by: Maaret Pyhäjärvi

Why aren’t we… why don’t we have…
Written by: KC

Quote of the day:
“Keep your body strong and resilient, and your mind will follow” -Daily Zen

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Five Blogs – 17 September 2015

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The Future Of Management
Written by: Justin Rohrman

10 Ways Great Speakers Capture People’s Attention
Written by: Sims Wyeth

Testing skills – Abductive Reasoning
Written by: John Stevenson

What a Student Learned From a Short Experiment in Self-Directed Learning
Written by: Jenny Brundin

Do testers really prevent bugs?
Written by: Amy Phillips

Quote of the day:
“The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them” -Paulo Coelho

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