The Sprint is like a chess game. The development team is using different pieces to achieve the Sprint Goal which is "Checkmate". It is easy to get carried away and want to take out all your opponent's pieces and not consider how each move may or may not get you closer to that checkmate. When... Continue Reading →
Landing Your First Job Without Experience
Another Sunday, as someone that might have been in the market for a minute I decided to write about something that I wish I read earlier. Hiring and interviewing people has given me a view of things from a different perspective and I’ll be answering one of the questions that might be bugging you. How... Continue Reading →
Mental Health In the Tech-Industry [A Data-driven Conversation]
Another Sunday guys, This post is to help people know they are not alone and educate others on mental health using this dataset I found online from a survey that was filled by employees in the tech industry. I will be focusing on employees in the United States because it had more data. You can't... Continue Reading →
Son Of An Immigrant
He told me about how much struggle he had to go through, he left home seeking the best for you and your siblings. The late nights, the early mornings… the days he wished he didn’t make that journey, the days nothing felt right and he was left in thoughts. The nights studying to feel approved... Continue Reading →
New Beginnings [The Nth First Step]
Another Sunday guys. It feels great writing again. I hope we all had a great week. This one is personal and might be quite some read. So get yourself some chips and a glass of wine. It was on a day like this, a Sunday, I was in-between jobs, a lady had asked me to... Continue Reading →
The One Eyed Man
Another Sunday guys, I skipped last week but I am here now. This post is something I feel we all need to read and we all might be guilty of what I am about to talk about and it is only normal, we are human. Growing up in an African home, you get accustomed to... Continue Reading →
Being Left-handed in a Right-handed World – Part 5 [August 9th 2018 21:30 EAT]
Another Sunday guys, This a series that is ongoing as long as the blog is live. It's a once in a blue moon personal post about an experience or something I would like to share. This post wasn't easy but we will find a way to make it work. How does it feel? It feels... Continue Reading →
Where Do I Start?
Hey guys, another Sunday. I have really been thinking of running a little training which led to certain conversations. Where do I start is a question many people ask, it shows enthusiasm some might say passion in some cases but from experience where do I start in 90% of the time is not. Learning something... Continue Reading →
Some People Call Me Oscar Or Oscar-T
Hey guys, another Sunday. We are going to be seven months this week and I thought, "Why don't I introduce myself?". This is not like a professional bio or an essay about myself, it's you getting to know me. My name is Oscar-Timothy Okolo and yeah "Oscar-Timothy" is one name. Some people call me Oscar... Continue Reading →
Fixing the symptoms:- y = f(x)
If I had one hour to live, I'd spend it in Math class... It never ends. Hey guys, another Sunday. So I had a Migraine two days ago which inspired today’s post kind of. As a process improvement specialist, when you’re faced with a problem you tend to approach it from a special angle to... Continue Reading →