Tag: team

  • Startup Founder, Don’t Shoot The Messenger!

    How often do startup founders feel offended by your point of view or experience which may differ from theirs? I feel sad and sometimes angry when facing the “shooting the messenger” situation, while I work on/in someone’s venture, putting my time, effort, and even soul into that. I do not even mention the salary that can…

  • What A Business Analyst Might Help Your Business With

    Business Analyst is like Figaro. Just like in Mozart’s opera, he is everywhere. But let’s get down to earth and have an overview of situations a Business Analyst would usually end up analyzing and finding the optimum solutions to. Imagine, you want to have dinner at the beach. You open TripAdvisor, apply your filters, and…

  • Who Is Your Tribe?
  • Shooting Words or Having a Dialogue?

    On a daily basis you interact with various people. Some of them would show their interest in the project or activities you are involved in. Some of them would be the people you report to. Some of them would have no interest in your activities but still may expect something from you. Sometimes two or…

  • How to Overcome Toxic Thinking and Behavior at Work

    “In Norse mythology, a valkyrie (from Old Norse valkyrja “chooser of the slain”) is one of a host of female figures who choose those who may die in battle and those who may live.” – Wikipedia I was speaking lately to my ex-colleague. I will call her Valkyrie. Valkyrie has burnt out…  I was very surprised!…

  • The Boundaries & The Stakeholders

    It is known that human is the social creature. It does not only mean that you just interact with other humans. It also does mean you need to set up the safety perimeter (security is the most essential human requirement) so that the enemy or a hungry lion does not come through and kill you…