Achieving the impossible one step at a time - "The Martian" edition
Have you ever been involved in a project so massive and complex that you sincerely doubted it was achievable at all? Yeah, I am familiar with the feeling, bu...
Ted Lasso and the Tuckman model for teams
Yes! I am going to talk about teamwork in the TV show Ted Lasso, but let’s start with some housekeeping: You don’t need to have seen Ted Lasso to underst...
I don't think Yoda is a stellar leader and mentor
Disclaimer: no one, ever, will be able to accuse me of not being a true Star Wars lover, and I have proof. I’ll add: The Empire Strikes Back is one of my fav...
Three learnings from “The Princess Bride”
First of all, if you have not watched The Princess Bride, stop reading this right away and redress the situation. I mean it. Do it. Now! Ok, if you are stil...
What Human Towers or "Castells" teach us about Project Management
There’s this beautiful Catalan tradition named “Human Towers” or Castells. Yup! Your insight serves you well! It consists of the assembling and disassembling...
Job Interview
I am alone in a big waiting room. There are no windows, and one of the white fluorescent lights on the ceiling is blinking. I have been there for hours, wait...
Why I Love You
Because a dream is something no one should be able to touch, and every second of every minute, someone, somewhere, is crying, and someone, somewhere, is fall...
The Last Day
I was annoyed I had to return to the office on that last day. Precisely on that last day. It was one of those fall rainy days that started calmly, like in s...
Invisible
Wait, let me explain… It is not that I am unfriendly, objectionable, or even rebellious. It is just that I am very unlucky at love. Also, I have the mighty ...