Tag: book
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The reviews
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An indispensable book to someone who appreciates working in a team and contributes to its success and also being satisfied by the impact made at work. While not being a long read, I already feel the need of getting this regular “shot” by reading again some chapters from time to time. Alexis and Michael know…
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The Culture Map
The Culture Map is an excellent book by Erin Meyer. As my current team evolves in an international context, I had the idea to use the culture map as an icebreaker to start one of our quarterly meetings. The team is composed of people from France, Germany, Spain, Sweden, and The Netherlands. The team has…
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Why this book?
Michael and I asked each other three questions about why we wrote this book and what we hope it achieves for you, the reader.
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I am a Software Engineer and I am in Charge
“Hi, I’m Sandrine, a Senior Software Engineer in desperate need of help. You see, I left my old company because I wasn’t getting ahead. I thought the only way to move up in my career was to move out, so I took this new job to get the ‘promotion’ I was looking for. But something’s…
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Talking to Strangers
Based on a recent recommendation, I read Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell. The book was already on my reading list, as I really enjoyed his previous books. In reality, I listened to the enhanced audiobook on audible. Enhanced means that you have real interviews, and others played dialogues along with the narration by the…
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The authors
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Alexis Monville Hi, I’m Alexis, a member of the Engineering Leadership Team at Enterprise Open Source Software company Red Hat. For more than 20 years, I have used and built software in diverse sectors such as the automotive industry, a dot-com startup, IT consulting, public sector, software development, and my management and organization consulting and…
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Ratings and Reviews
Ratings and reviews contribute significantly to the success of a book — not a rocket science fact. When we go to platforms like Goodreads, we choose our next book based on the category, the title, the cover, the abstract, AND the ratings and reviews! It seems that ratings and reviews account for a lot in…
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The worst presentation ever
Last week, I attended Agile Games New England. The last day of the conference uses Open Space Technology which is the best way to organize and run a conference. With an Open Space, all attendees are active participants. They define the program and choose which sessions to contribute. They also have the freedom to leave…
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The Story Behind The Book
Earlier this week, I announced the availability of the first edition of Changing Your Team From The Inside. I said in that post that I would tell you the story behind the book. Back in 2013, I started to think about writing a book about the connection between agile and open source values, principles, practices,…
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Great! You asked for more “versions” than expected!
Thank you to the subscribers to the mailing-list! I appreciate your support! All the subscribers to the mailing list, before the launch, will receive a 25 % discount on all versions of the book. So please, continue to share with your friends and colleagues! I am making good progress in finishing the book. The reviewers…