My Opponent Is My Partner (In Theory)
February 3, 2026Last week, I read something in a book that sparked something in my eyes and made me say, “Oh shit, that’s why.” The book is called The Go-Giver Influencer: A Little Story About a Most Persuasive Idea, written by Bob Burg and John David Mann. I loved the metaphor they… Read more
When First Impression We Create Sucks … There Is Still Hope
November 20, 2019It’s late and I am a little tired. My family is sleeping and I am working on my computer. A nice movie is playing somewhere in the background. The truth is that I don’t know exactly what am I doing on my computer and I don’t know what movie plays… Read more
Learning Humility The Hard Way … Yet a Constructive One
April 16, 2019One of the hardest things in life is to acknowledge our failures. Even harder is to talk about them. If we don’t talk about them … well … they don’t exist. Yet, what we learn from our failures are lessons that stick with us for life. Since I am a… Read more
A Picture, A Gift, Three Leadership Thoughts
April 5, 2019After twelve years and a half in the same place (I know it sounds crazy but it’s not) I recently made a change in my life. New job, new adventures. New challenges and new things to learn. Of course, there was a goodbye party which was a blast. Ok, it… Read more
Leadership From Life: See The Rose Not The Thorn
February 14, 2018There is no doubt that positive thinking is an asset that shouldn’t miss from our lives. It is a mandatory tool that shouldn’t miss from any leader toolbox. But to be honest, it can spin the life for anybody, not only for the ones who lead. We hear this all… Read more
Who Am I …
January 28, 2018So … this is me. Uncensored. I asked my very talented niece to draw me a character. A character to represent me. My good side and my dark side together. She asked me the simplest question in the world: who are you? And my surprise was that maybe for the… Read more
Beyond the code … beyond the output
April 20, 2017Outcome does not equal output. I hear this statement again and again in Agile world and I must admit that I like it a lot. Between the two concepts there is a significant difference which is not that easy to digest. Understanding the outcome of what we are doing can… Read more
Mammoth For a Day – An Agile One
March 19, 2017Thursday March 9th. Mammoths are in town. And not any kind of Mammoths, the Agile ones. And once again I was one of them. Agile Mammoths Games, organised by Colours in Projects is the coolest Agile conference in Cluj-Napoca. It has a certain vibe which makes you start the year… Read more
It’s time to share
March 1, 2017I was waiting for years to pass the “newbie” state. It seems at one point that will never happen, but finally happened yesterday. I was so glad that I knew in an instant that I need to share what I learned. And that is how this project got in place.… Read more