it's not an agile story
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It’s not an Agile Story
‘Apollo-Dionysus’
DilemmaYing - Yang
Order-Chaos
Black - Red
Sun - Moon
Day - Night
The items on the Right Vs The items on the Left!
Individuals and interactions over processes and tools !
Working software over comprehensive documentation !
Customer collaboration over contract negotiation !
Responding to change over following a plan
‘Agile is Dead’
‘Agile is Dead’
‘Balance’ - Slayer of this nemesis
Although we have not embraced this balance successfully yet, we as an Agile community ‘acknowledge’ the need for one.
That’s progress!
With that HOPE I begin
HERAll representations in this presentation are mostly
alluded to one gender to emphasise on the qualities related to ‘feelings’ which is conventionally referred
as ‘feminine’. However I as an individual do not subscribe to that norm entirely!
!!
All the paintings in this presentation are done by Shilo Shiv Suleman one of the fiercest artist I have
ever known.
DISCLAIMER!
The idea of the presentation is not to let people judge, but use this as a means to better understand
the self via the surrounding !
I could be totally WRONG with my current understanding of certain behaviours and I will
leave that decision to the participant’s discretion
Human fallacy is acknowledged but not dealt with in many organisations. We barely even scratch the surface! !(possible) reasons,
No Tangible immediate results !
Fear of confrontation !
Way too complex !
Social Conditioning !
Individual Process
An humble attempt to ‘DEMYSTIFY’ this complex web of behaviour through fictional characters based on OK-OK corral (Based on Transactional Analysis)
Distressed Damsel I am Not Ok - You are Ok
Perennial Cynic I am Not Ok - You are Not Ok
Pragmatic Adult I am Ok - You are Ok
Insolent Genius I am Ok - You are Not Ok
Insolent Genius I am Ok - You are Not Ok
!OverConfident Know-It All Do not listen Dominant
STRATEGIES Build Trust/Mutual Respect Be Assertive Help them see Value in their peers
TOOLS
2 Chair Technique Professional /Psychological Contracts 1-0-1’s and Interventions Sandwich Strokes Trust Exercise Ego Gram
Theme - Get-Rid-Of Payoff- Furious, Burned up
Distressed Damsel I am Not Ok - You are Ok
!Submissive Subservient Silent Not-Confident
STRATEGIES Give positive strokes Be supportive Be compassionate yet be strong Give responsibility and ‘allow’ mistakes
TOOLS 2 Chair Technique Professional /Psychological Contracts 1-0-1’s and Interventions Positive Strokes Ego Gram
Theme - Get-Away-From Payoff- Embarrassed
Perennial Cynic I am Not Ok - You are Not Ok
!Cynical Regressive Passive Aggressive Futile
STRATEGIES Be logical Solution Focused Talk about options Help them pick an available option
TOOLS 2 Chair Technique Admin/ Professional /Psychological Contracts Value Vs Practice Mapping exercise Ego Gram
Theme - Go-Nowhere-With Payoff - Humiliated
Pragmatic Adult I am Ok - You are Ok
!Positive Open to ideas Assertive Forward looking Solution Oriented Non-Judgemental Active Listener Acts on ‘here and now’
Healthy Space to be in!
Theme - Get-On-With Payoff- Joyful, Jubilant
Every Individual exhibit traits of all these characters. However there is one dominant
element ! ALL CHARACTERS ARE REQUIRED TO SUSTAIN
BALANCE However ‘Pragmatic Adult’ is the desired life position
Path to ‘Self-Realisation’
TOOLS Journal Supervision All the other tools mentioned earlier
BE fearless
Embrace the feminine with a tad bit of logic.
You will Go places!