culture

Does Innovation Potential Vary Among Nations and Cultures?

Innovation is necessary not only for the differentiation of an organization but also for its very survival. Building a culture of innovation is a complex phenomenon and is influenced by many external factors. Does a nation's environment and culture at large influence innovation?

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Anuj Magazine
How to Avoid Embarrassing Yourself on a Culturally Diverse Team

There are few things healthier in the workplace than a culturally diverse team of professionals—provided that everyone knows how to play by the rules and respect the differences that make each team member unique. Make sure your actions aren't misconstrued for something they are not.

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Eric Bloom
Putting into Practice an Agile Mindset

Steve Vaughn profiles a company that knows how to put into practice an agile mindset. Agile is more about how a team approaches solving problems rather than whether it uses tools like daily standups, sprints, and user stories. This agile mindset has to be the heart of a company’s culture.

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Steve Vaughn
The Office: Recipe for Crafting a Creative Culture

Not every office is going to be the perfect environment for everyone, but there are certain factors that encourage people to feel inspired and respected. Are you creating a healthy environment for your teams? It's really not as difficult as you might think.

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Noel Wurst
Four Misconceptions about Agile That Lead to Failure

The barrier to organizational change is always about lack of support from upper management. Many agile transformations fall short or fail because management expectations do not align with the reality of agile. Steve Vaughn explains four misconceptions of agile that can stop a major cultural change.

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Steve Vaughn
Who—or What—Is a Software Geek?

The trouble with calling someone in the software development world a "geek" is that he won't know whether or not you mean it as a compliment. Some fly their geek flag with pride; others bear the mark with shame. What if we added a new, more inclusive and prideful definition? Would it stick?

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Noel Wurst
Internet Archaeologists Dig Up Websites Stuck in Time

Bonnie Bailey writes on the efforts of Internet archaeologists to document old websites in order to preserve the birth of Internet culture. Technology professionals have the rare privilege to wax nostalgic about a history we helped make, while still actively making that history today.

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Bonnie Bailey
Creating an Agile Mindset

We have all heard that agile requires a cultural change within a company, but what do these changes really mean? Agile is more about how a team approaches solving problems and less about the tools used to support that approach. Agile is really a mindset.

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Steve Vaughn