Book Review comments from Canada

Wonderful to get feedback from the reader based out in Canada.Thanks, Daria for your time and insight for the other readers. Your comment is valuable to me to improve for my next book. More and more readers share their views it supports all of us in the community to strengthen our knowledge and improvement. We share and care and learn from each other in a collaborative manner.

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From Amazon France !

My book reviews from Amazon France!! My friend Déprès Stéphane from France has procured the book and shared his remark after completing the book. I have picked up many details from Stéphane when I was working with him for 1 year.Stéphane is remarkably good at the organizational agile transformation. Very intelligent and an impressive sense of humor, always smiling. Thanks for your remarks and time spent to study my book.

How to move Elephant for Dance!

Switch, book written by Chip and Dan heath, tries to answer the question What makes the change so hard to accomplish?

The elephant: our emotional side
The rider: our rational side

The rider controls the elephant and seems to be the leader.
But the rider is small compares to the elephant that at any time can disagree and go another way.

If you want to change things, you have to appeal both the rider and the elephant.

The rider provides the planning and direction, and the elephant provides the energy.

Our emotions can overwhelm our rational thought, while relying solely on rational behavior can “overanalyze and over think things.”

What looks like a people problem is often a situation problem.The book considers change at every level- individual, organizational, and societal. All change efforts usually have something in common: “For anything to change, someone has to start acting differently.”

What looks like laziness is often exhaustion.

When a task feels too big, the elephant will resist.

The Elephant and Rider are usually on two different pages and trying to persuade the Elephant often exhaust your mind. The Elephant will usually win over the Rider.

The Rider part of our minds has many strengths.“The Rider is a thinker and a planner and can plot a course for a better future. But as we’ve seen, the Rider has a terrible weakness- the tendency to spin his wheels.

The Rider loves to contemplate and analyze, and, making matters worse, his analysis is almost always directed at problems rather than at bright spots.

Keep the Switch Going.

Few advice from the book for me to use.

1. I am not going overcome change issue by talking to the Rider. Instead I have to find the feeling elements. Need to find a feeling that will get the elephant moving.
2. I have to create empathy. I need to show the people problems with not changing
3. I need to find the bright spot that is invented here and clone it.
4. I need to create a destination post card. How to go from point A to point B. Give it to rider.Let rider use it.
5. I have to create a new habit. Habits are behavioral autopilot. Script the critical move.
6. I have to create a smooth path so that any unmotivated person can slide into it? Don't assume the new moves are obvious.
7. I have to shrink the change so that we can start today, if not today at least ensure it triggers tomorrow
8. Find a person from the team , who thinks it will work, create a free space for them where they can catalyze the change without facing direct opposition
9. How can I tweak the environment so that we are forced to change
10. Behavior is contagious , I need to find someone else who will be involve with me in this change process, so that he/she can reinforce each other.
11. Let me focus on building habits. Once we create habits, we get the new behavior
12. I have to keep motivate the Elephant by reminding how much they have already accomplished. Sense of progress is critical,because the Elephant in us is easily demoralized.
13. I have to teach the growth mindset( We will struggle, we will fail,we will be knocked down - but throughout, we will get better and we will succeed at the end)
14. What looks like Resistance, is often lack of clarity.
15. Do not speak to the rider when we should be speaking to the Elephant

This is as on 01-01-2019: 170 books own by the readers in 3.5 months....

After 105 days of " The Agilist‘s Guidebook" publication, The Agilist‘s guidebook owns by 170 readers!!! gratitude to all my readers, companions to embrace this manual. The evaluation on the book further shared by 27 readers! thanks for your time and encourage others to look into this book. I am indebted to all you enjoy this book…..

" If a man can write a better book or preach a better sermon the world will make a path to his door." —Ralph Waldo Emerson

I have worked with Ashwini for approximately 1 year for an Agile transformation project in a Product Infrastructure Development and management operations. She was a change agent and eager to embrace a new way of figuring out things. She was leading the transformation from the front and bring into many initiatives into transformation. Fortunate to get a comment from her. Thanks for your support.

Past Year Reviews (PYR), Have you done yours?

I have worked out something that Tim Ferriss has distributed with us, instead of addressing a BIG New Year’s resolutions.
He shared “past year reviews” (PYR) more informed, valuable, and actionable than half-blindly looking forward with broad resolutions.
In a notepad I have constructed two columns: POSITIVE and NEGATIVE.
I glanced into two columns: POSITIVE and NEGATIVE. For each week, I have jotted down on the pad any people or activities or commitments that triggered peak positive or negative emotions for that month. Put them in their respective columns.
I searched into the 2018, looked at my notepad list and ask, “What 20% of each column produced the most reliable or powerful peaks?”
I have been applying this below wheel for the last several years. Try to harmonize as much as feasible from this wheel. I have also applied this below wheel while capturing my notes.

I glanced into my Aha moments and recorded 15 points which I would like to pursue which has empowered me to become a better individual.

May be I will find some more points by 31st December!!!

I have meet with Sunil 3 months back; He has picked up my book approx 2 months ago.Very knowledge person, devoted a decent amount of time in the IT industry. We had many conversations, debate on coaching. He shared his thoughts from his real life experience. He has raised up to coach with two decades plus of his practice, he promptly associates the challenges at ground level(as he has devoted a good amount of time as hands on developer) and advises the team to achieve agility. Nice to receive comments about my books from the wise individual like Sunil.

I can assure you, The Agilist's Guidebook can solve a few of the problems.

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A book review comments - 7th Dec 2018

One of my book reader, my associate, has read my book, and he was so inspired that he has obtained 16 copies for his colleagues. It was not available with the publishers, but some way we manage to get the 16 copies and issued to the book readers. Thank you so much for your trust and advocate. I admire your encouragement and constantly hope more reader buddy like you.

HUMAN-CENTERED BOOK!

I am sure all of us have heard about HCD.

Human-centered design (HCD) is an approach to creating solutions for problems and opportunities through a focus on the needs, contexts, behaviors, and emotions of the people that the solutions will serve.

HCB: The book which is focus about to creating solutions for problems and opportunities through a focus on the needs, contexts, behaviors, and emotions of the people that the solutions will serve.

That is all about Human Centered Book (HCB)!

What I have worked out in this book is building by utilizing and observe the thoughts, actions, and experiences of people within the organization and create empathy which is a deep understanding of how and why people behave as they do. From this, I have generated potential solutions and select those that have the most value and best-fit people’s lives.

In order to create effective solutions, I had to look at and interpret the challenges and opportunities that real people come across in their duty.

I have asked numerous questions

Who: who are the various “actors” or people involved, as well as any systems or other actor-like influencers that take in information and perform some kind of action based on it.

What: what do they do? What actions do they take or decisions too they make?

When: when do these actions/decisions happen? What triggers them?

Where: where do these things take place?

Why: what leads people to make the decisions or take the actions they do? How are they processing information? How are emotions affecting things? What goals or objectives do they have?

How: how do they go about taking their actions? what tools do they use?
Followed this model

All these applied and outcomes is this book, the book is all about People (The Agilist’s guidebook)

You may glance into the chapters..... 5 chapters are listed here

If you don't have the time to read, you don't have the time or the tools to write. ~ Stephen King

If there's a book you really want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it. ~ Toni Morrison

I have read 100 books to write The Agilist's guidebook as I could not get my types of book.....

The Agilist's Mindset

Can we develop?

• The Agilist's Mindset is being gracious whether you are success or disappointment in your attempt
• The Agilist's Mindset is sharing with others what you have accomplished.
• The Agilist's Mindset is not giving up because it is exceptionally complicated.
• The Agilist's Mindset is making bold decisions with your mind and avoiding poor choices made from your heart.
• The Agilist's Mindset is taking pleasure in your endeavor.
• The Agilist's Mindset is understanding how to focus on your work products.
• The Agilist's Mindset is having confidence in yourself, your coach, and your advisers to show you down the appropriate trail.
• The Agilist's Mindset is appreciating the modest triumphs and realizing they will contribute to wider ones down the trail.
• The Agilist's Mindset is gaining self-confidence and minimize the self-doubt.
• The Agilist's Mindset is learn the big picture and ask big Why
• The Agilist's Mindset is taking trouble and changing it into a gain.
• The Agilist's Mindset is moving back for higher even if you’ve been dissatisfied or embarrassed
• The Agilist's Mindset is discovering that last ounce of strength to keep going until the last milestone when your mind prefers to give up.
• The Agilist's Mindset is carrying the meager pieces that create a huge distinction.
• The Agilist's Mindset is turning away the anarchy of course for a stipulated number of time to accurately perform your practice.
• The Agilist's Mindset is studying at your routines for the week with a modest volume of worry and a great volume of passion at the challenge set forth.
• The Agilist's Mindset is rushing to your potential whether you are initial stage or last stage.
• The Agilist's Mindset is the capability to continue at your course, and no matter which team members show up, not letting them influence you or spoil your vision and strategy.

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Buddha on SELF Driven,SELF Organized,SELF Actualization and Servant Leadership

All these messages from Buddha can make us better Leader and whatever role we are playing we will be at excellent.

“No one saves us but ourselves.” – Buddha

We should only be influenced by ourselves and value our own opinion the most. We ourselves are the only ones who can change our state of mind.– Buddha

“Understanding is the heartwood of well-spoken words.” – Buddha

We must understand what point we are trying to make before we say something– Buddha

“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” – Buddha

If we don’t love ourselves, how do we expect another person to give us love? Learn to love yourself before anything else.– Buddha

Pure soul means no regrets or anxiety toward the future or past. Pure souls believe in humanity and try to grow everyday.– Buddha

Our daily thoughts become who we are. Make sure your thoughts describe the kind of person you want to be. Spending too much time thinking misguide thoughts will lead down a road of impure thoughts.– Buddha

Thoughts turn into actions and actions turns into character. The mind is the powerful aspect of the human body. Our thoughts are powerful and they can drive us to do incredible or horrible things. – Buddha

Self-Reliance is an important aspect of life. People must learn to do things independently. An independent person will understand the real world better than someone who has relied on other people their whole lives.– Buddha

" In a controversy or an argument, once you get angry, the only thing to do is try to win the argument at all costs. Once anger is thrust upon us, reason goes out the window and the truth will not be brought out in its entirety.– Buddha

“A jug fills drop by drop.” – Buddha

“Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.” – Buddha

People can live their whole lives with the regret of doing or not doing something.“Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.” – Buddha

“Give, even if you only have a little.” – Buddha

“Conquer anger with non-anger. Conquer badness with goodness.” – Buddha

“Radiate boundless love towards the entire world — above, below, and across.” – Buddha

“A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving and fearless then he is in truth called wise.” – Buddha

“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.” – Buddha

“Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.” – Buddha

“Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.”– Buddha

“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.” – Buddha

“Resolve to be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant with the weak and wrong. Sometime in your life, you will have been all of these.” – Buddha

“To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one’s family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one’s own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.”– Buddha

“Do not be jealous of others’ good qualities, but out of admiration adopt them yourself.”– Buddha

What action we can take to make us better and team members?

Lot of Dysfunction of a team will go away when we follow these messages. Coaching Self and helping others.

Psychology of Color

Colors have to communicate to our customers.

Colors are most efficient when users think that the brand’s color “fits” the brand.

93 percent of consumers make purchase judgments based on color and visual presentation.

The human mind is highly responsive to visual stimuli, and the color is one of the major defining factors in that response. On both a conscious and subconscious level, colors convey meaning.

Yellow: optimism, clarity, warmth
Orange: friendly, cheerful, confident
Red: excitement, bold, youthful
Purple: creative, wise, imaginative
Blue: trust, strength, dependable
Green: peaceful, growth, health
Gray: balance, neutral, calm

Some companies that are partial to the color red include Target, Coca-Cola, and Netflix. In contrast, iconic technology brands such as Dell, IBM, Intel, and GE leverage blue’s strong, trustworthy persona to represent their brands.

Why I prefer my book cover page to be higher Blue and Red?

Red describes bold and intense experiences in Western culture. It represents indulgent emotions and actions, such as fire, love, passion, hunger, anger, energy, violence, and danger.

Blue is one of the most beloved colors around the world. From the sky to the ocean, blue is prominent in the natural world.

Blue is tied to air and water, earning a reputation for calmness, coolness, and tranquility.

Blue to convey trust and stability which I want to give to my readers through my book.

Red traditionally symbolizes greatness and strength which I want to give to my readers through my book.

Interview With The Agilist's Guidebook Author

Writers & Blogger interview Chandan Lal Patary, author of The Agilist's Guidebook, on his debut book, the benefits of writing courses.

Why do you write?

Like most writers, I write because I feel that I have to. It’s not absolutely an obsession, but it’s quite close to that. Writing makes sense of one’s world, which is what most of us want to do on some level or other. Writing is a continuous improvement process for me. For the last 6 years, I was writing something.

What inspires you to write?

It’s almost more like an obsession at this point, one that’s hard to explain given how frustrating writing can be. There are so many more fun things I could be spending my time doing. Writing can make you want to tear your hair out, but it also contains these abstract moments when you’ve captured exactly what you meant to capture, when you’ve expressed your truth and you’ve expressed it perfectly. Those moments are fleeting, but they’re so intense that once you’ve had one, there’s nothing like it. You’re absorbed. You’ll spend an insane amount of time trying to make it happen again.

How would you describe The Agilist's Guidebook to someone who has not read any of your book?

This book is all about Organizational Agile Transformation. It includes 80+ topics highlighted as a challenge which every agilist will come across.I have experienced what worked with me. The same formula can be implemented and determine how it is served to others. This book has 5 areas covered which are Panch Bhoota of the organization. All these Bhoota if agilist strengthen, the organization will become dominant.

Which part of researching The Agilist's Guidebook was the most personally interesting to you? Were there any facts, symbols, or themes that you would have liked to include, but they just didn't make into the story?

For me, the most impressive aspect of researching The Agilist’s Guidebook was the realization that without taking care of the Organizational Structural change nothing considerable can take place to Agile Transformation. The 5th chapter is all about experiencing the organization and how agilist prepare themselves for this transformation.

Where do you get your ideas?

For me, Organization is my laboratory. I go every day to the organization with the mindset that I will do some fresh experiment and understand the different concept. I search for the challenges in the organization where I can exercise my concerns and gain from it. I am grateful for all the organizations where I have worked they have challenged me all the probable ways.

When working on a new book, what’s the first thing you do?

First, I put everything in a mind map and then I try to explain my mindmaps with text.

What do you enjoy most about your work?

Ninety percent of my working day is spent trying to get my subconscious (or my conscious) mind into a 'flow'-state, whereby I'm no longer in charge of what's happening and all I'm doing is being a conduit for something amazing.

What is your writing process like?

I am a working person, I work for the organization, all my weekdays are engaged for that. The weekend I get some time. So I devote myself in an area. I sacrifice my social contact, interaction, meeting with my companions. Occasionally I meet with them.

What are common traps for aspiring writers?

I noticed people are more concerned about English grammar, expressing in a beautiful way, in a process, they lose the big picture. They have an excellent understanding, but they are fixed in a few sentences. They are worried that people will criticize, they will be tainted as a mediocre thinker etc. so they are stuck.

Focus on the work itself. Ignore the ‘rules’ of writing in a first draft, and ignore the doubting voice in your head. Just write the book you want to read. The editing comes later.

And, on the whole of the writing process, was it a positive or negative experience?

110% positive. I can’t think of a better thing for a writer to do.

Are you an author that interacts a great deal with your readers?

I absolutely love my readers, and try to give them the best possible experience.

How much research went into sculpting the manuscript? 

A lot!! It has been last 6 years I am collecting my notes and put into a book format. People may like it, or not, but this is what it is.

Does writing energize or exhaust you?

Both, it is an arduous process, someday you will have a wow moment some stage you will surrender and will get nowhere

What was the book that most influenced your life — and why?

I have read several books, on top the few books I have written that "Book can Change your life" , one of these is "Winners" by Alastair Campbell

What one thing would you give up to become a better writer?

No mobile!!! No Facebook, no WhatsApp!!

What advice do you have for writers?

Read as often as you can. Read extensively. Read outside your comfort area. Follow your heart. Find challenges which are worth to write. Look for the best topics which are ample in the organization. Ask how can I make it better. It will trigger the thought process. The Mind is a wonderful instrument, it will regulate you. But we have to focus and cut all interference.

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How This book can be utilized?

This book will not be enough benefit if we are not taking action.

Your context and my context are quite distinct.

What common thread we have is the concept we can comprehensively apply.

Example from the first chapter, there are 20 themes has been shared.

Please read all, take your notebook, go to your lab/team/organization, start exploring the concepts and knowledge and note down the investigation. You build skill in this process.

It is a journey; I am sure in 6 months you will have something worth finding.

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100 Books Sold!!! in 40 days!!!

Dear Friends!!

It has been 40 days I have launched my book, The Agilist's Guidebook - A reference for Organizational Agile Transformation.

My publisher informed me that 100 Readers has chosen to read my book !!

100 books sold!!!!

It is very inspiring for a first-time author like me !!

Thanks for your trust and support.

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