It’s not an Agile Story

‘Apollo-Dionysus’ DilemmaYing - YangOrder-ChaosBlack - RedSun - MoonDay - 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!

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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!