Why Agile Leadership Requires Doing the ‘Hard Stuff’
As a leader, from the moment you engage in your first work exchange to when you close your computer, every day can feel like a trade-off between technical project delivery items made to the humans yo…
Becoming a speaker, with a little help from friends
Have you ever thought about becoming a public speaker and presenting a topic close to your heart at a professional conference like Agile Testing Days ... but never pursued it? If yes, have you reflec…
Happy 15th Anniversary, AgileTD!
... or why you should attend AgileTD 2023!
The Agile Testing Days is Europe’s greatest agile testing event for software testers and QA professionals. Every…
Defeating Imposter Syndrome Workshop
At Agile Testing Days 2022 in Potsdam, Germany, we facilitated a workshop, “Winning with imposter syndrome: A community effort”. In our introduction, we shared Harvard Business Review&rsq…
Why You Should Attend Agile Testing Days Again
Let me start this blog post by asking some questions, and I want you to be honest: Have you attended the Agile Testing Days before? Have you attended this world-famous testing festival only once…
Backstage with a Conference Speaker
an interview with Alexandra Schladebeck - CEO, Head of Quality, International Tech Influencer & Conference Keynote Speaker
I (Uwe Gelfert in the Name of AgileTD) had the wonderful chance to in…
Psychological safety and mental health in times of crisis
On the 13th of May I did a talk online. This post is about the talk, some questions, and resources that came out of it. If you want to read about the thougths and emotions before and after the talk, …
What a Journey! From Conference Participant to Keynote Speaker
“Hi, my name is Lisi, and I’m a tester.” This is how I start all of my conference sessions these days. My sessions? My very own talks and workshops? It still feels strange to think …