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Why “Quiet Quitting” Is Important For a Healthy Organisation

Fevers are awful. I don’t know anyone who enjoys shivers and sweats simultaneously, but it is part of the process to kill a virus…

Sep 21, 2022

Why “Quiet Quitting” Is Important For a Healthy Organisation

Sep 21, 2022

Austin Mackesy-Buckley

We need to change how we write job ads in

Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment? Are you a rockstar at your job? How about an enthusiastic problem-solver? Do you have a proven…

Sep 11, 2022

We need to change how we write job ads in

Sep 11, 2022

Austin Mackesy-Buckley

21 concepts that have helped me as an Agile Coach

My job is to help organisations better respond to change and collaborate more effectively and sustainably to deliver value. Over the course…

Aug 16, 2022

21 concepts that have helped me as an Agile Coach

Aug 16, 2022

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The Hidden Costs of Childcare

Like many parents, I’m guilty of complaining when my daughter interferes with my work life. Whether its needing to pick them up from day…

Dec 31, 2021

The Hidden Costs of Childcare

Dec 31, 2021

Austin Mackesy-Buckley

Are we killing organizations with continuous improvement?

The phrase “continuous improvement” is a pretty common one among agile and lean communities and the tech industry in general. Yet, it…

Oct 27, 2021

Are we killing organizations with continuous improvement?

Oct 27, 2021

Austin Mackesy-Buckley

Why your Scrum team sucks.

In James Clear’s book Atomic Habits he refers to the practice of “environment design” for helping you change your habits. The idea being…

Feb 15, 2021

Why your Scrum team sucks.

Feb 15, 2021

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Curious

The Struggle to Keep Up: Life as a Working Parent.

Firstly, this post is a massive shoutout to all single parents, parents with multiple kids, parents working multiple jobs, working in…

Jan 25, 2021

The Struggle to Keep Up: Life as a Working Parent.

Jan 25, 2021

Austin Mackesy-Buckley

The Dark Horse Metric: A Case for Using Throughput

I’ve not come across many teams that use, let alone know that much about throughput. For the most part, velocity rules the roost when it…

Sep 10, 2020

The Dark Horse Metric: A Case for Using Throughput

Sep 10, 2020

Austin Mackesy-Buckley

What are scrum masters and agile coaches accountable for?

If you’ve read my article “Scrum Master’s don’t own the process”, you might then ask what exactly are we held to account for?

Jul 29, 2020

What are scrum masters and agile coaches accountable for?

Jul 29, 2020

Austin Mackesy-Buckley

Lost in Velocity.

Shouldn’t we estimate spikes and bugs? What about “ghost work” like time spent on professional growth? Maybe we should re-estimate tasks…

Jul 28, 2020

Lost in Velocity.

Jul 28, 2020

Austin Mackesy-Buckley

Austin Mackesy-Buckley

An Agile Coach and dad who writes from time to time about his thoughts and experiences of work and life.

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