Words | Noel Warnell

Over 250 blog posts from the last 8 years...

From soggy armpits to success!

Soggy armpits. That what I felt as I stood in a meeting room this week half way through a 2 hour meeting I was running with 30 people....

The same is good enough…

Lots of people talk about new year, new me. Decide that this year they’re going to start X, Y or Z. Maybe even they aspire to change...

10 reasons you don’t need to read a CV when hiring…

I slowly shuffled out of the grey, sterile, corporate meeting room at the end of an exhausting 13 hour day, scratching my head and...

Guest Post: Content Shmontent!

Thank you and well done to Jessamine Marie Glister, who wrote her first article on LinkedIn this week after reading the 10 reasons why...

Being an asshole is easy…

Ignoring people. Respecting your own agenda. Pushing ideas because you believe in them. Shutting people down before they finish speaking....

The top 2 most destructive Agile anti patterns. Ever.

An anti-pattern is a common response to a recurring problem that is usually ineffective and risks being highly counterproductive. There...

Only another 15 or so years to go…

Unfortunately there are still lots of managers and directors running teams and departments in large organisations, who may have good...

Ain’t nothing or nobody gonna change…unless you do…

I believe everyone begins a new role with an open heart and an open mind. With a positive intention to make a difference and to learn...

Your truth is not my truth, but they’re both true (partially)…

Clearly the title kinda gives away the punch line of this weeks ramblings so let’s jump right in to the topic of subjective reality....

Agile – to scale or not to scale…

Through working at different organisations, attending a bunch of conferences, meet ups and training courses, I’ve gained first hand...

R.S.V.P. – Will you accept the invitation?

In the office yesterday a colleague gave you an invitation. Did you notice? Did you accept? Don’t worry if not, because it will happen...

Q. What’s the most important part of any team? A. The human element…

At work you’re part of a team. You (normally) have colleagues with shared goals to work towards. I would also hope that you’re...