Dark Side of Leadership: 5 Behaviours Every Leader Should Avoid

There is no doubt that leadership is hard work. A good leader should always think one step ahead, bring innovation, encourage communication between team members… and the list goes on and on.

It’s not easy to keep up with high expectations that come with the leadership role. There are people and circumstances that may hold a good leader back, but it often happens that talented leaders sabotage themselves and become their own worst enemies. Read More

3 Big Problems with Big Dreams And Why You Should Stop Chasing Them

Do you ever feel pressured to dream big? As though if you’re not trying to save the world or learn ten languages, then you must not be ambitious enough?

Big dreams bring big concerns, and so many people get frustrated when their big dreams don’t come true and they feel stuck. That’s why in our everyday work it’s better not to rely on big dreams and ideals. Instead, set up clear goals, the ones that could be fulfilled with a realistic budget and timelines.  Read More

The Art of Managing: Win Your Control Freak Over in 10 Steps

Almost all leaders are control freaks, which means they have the habit to control everyone and everything. In fact, all people are born as control freaks. Your childhood tantrums were responses to losing control – your parents didn’t give you what you wanted, and you were losing temper because you couldn’t have permanent control.

However, the point here is not the desire itself but how you expose your desire for control.

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The Secret to Adopting New Habits Successfully in 5 Easy Steps

No matter what type of habit you want to adopt, you may discover that changing your everyday behavior is more demanding that you expected. It could happen that you’ve tried before to adopt this new habit, but it got deflected from your goal. Read More

The Art of Finish: 3 Steps to Getting Your Project Done Despite Setbacks

Developers can get discontented if they get called away from a task they are in the middle of, or disrupted in a complex project and then try to go back a week later and try to pick up where they left off. They will lose all of the ‘job well-done enthusiasm’, and all of the ‘step by step’ approach to completing that specific task will be gone. It will be very hard to resume with the same accuracy, efficiency and enthusiasm that was there previously. Read More

Lean Team Building

The structure of teams differs significantly from one methodology to another. That is why it is necessary to know how to build a proper team for a certain methodology. In this article we will tell you about Lean team building activities. But before doing that, it is necessary to give the definition of a Lean team and describe its main distinctive features. Read More

21 Success Tips Every Project Manager Should Know

Managing software projects is not an easy task. It entails a careful balancing of stakeholder interests and several factors such as limited resources, time constraints, evolving technology and unrealistic demands. This article covers 21 helpful tips to manage projects effectively. These tips have been classified into the following categories: Read More