Alexandra Sousa
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Agile Coach, Entrepreneur, Animal Lover, Humanitarian & “Make a World a Better Place” Enthusiast
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Tips for Keeping a Healthy Mind and Healthy Body
Remote Work Tips: - Keep the schedules right — from 9 am to 18 pm preferably. Don’t be put off by the fact that you don’t have the home-work-home commute to work longer hours than you normally would. It’s not good for your mental health or the expectations the company has of you and your work. Stick to your lunch break and don’t jeopardize the social time you may have at home at the expense of work.
By Alexandra Sousa13 days ago in Families
I made a (big) mistake. And now?!
What a day… It started badly early in the morning, to open the eyes 😄 As you may know, I am an Agile Coach. I have been in this position and company for 3 years now. But a few weeks ago, I made my biggest mistake in production… I deleted a JIRA project.
By Alexandra Sousaabout a month ago in Confessions
3 ideas for useful and collaborative Retrospectives
The Retrospective is one of the ceremonies done in several Agile frameworks and, personally, my favorite! As its name implies, it’s the moment where you take a break with the team and look back to the last sprint to celebrate, learn, iterate and maintain continuous evolution.
By Alexandra Sousaabout a month ago in Motivation
3 Common Mistakes You’re Probably Making as a Leader
1. You don’t give frequent feedback Without feedback, hardly anyone knows how things are going and whether or not they are meeting professional expectations. As simple as this. Not receiving any feedback takes away the possibility of optimizing tasks and being more efficient and productive due to a lack of knowledge. You can even keep everything the same following the logic that if “nobody said anything to me, it must be okay” but the doubt will remain and may have negative consequences.
By Alexandra Sousaabout a month ago in Motivation
A book a day, keeps the stagnation away
It is not a replacement but an adjunct! A few years ago, in the midst of my research on leadership, efficiency, business, and productivity I discovered that there are tools where you can listen to books in their entirety or their summaries. In fact, it is one of the current trends in which books are not only available in physical or digital format but also in audiobooks.
By Alexandra Sousaabout a month ago in Education
Leader or Boss?
A few years ago, in one of my teams, I had a colleague who knew that for me the word “boss” was like a bad word 😄 jokingly, she called me "chefinha" (it means boss but in an affection way) but she knew well what I aspired to be and still do every day — a leader.
By Alexandra Sousaabout a month ago in Motivation
