Mark Prather

Mark Prather

07
May
Managers and Leaders

Managers and Leaders

Chris, I don't know if you remember the series of hot minute jobs I had. I sold art
3 min read
01
May
Leaders and Followers

Leaders and Followers

There's the image of a man who commands a high opinion But he hides his hatred with a
3 min read
25
Apr
Why Don't You Get a Job

Why Don't You Get a Job

Chris, You've gotten me onto a weird point where I'm having to defend upper management and
3 min read
16
Apr
Their System doesn't work for you

Their System doesn't work for you

You tried to teach me to be the system's tool but you missed what I was smart enough
3 min read
08
Apr
Big A Little a

Big A Little a

Chris,  Early man walked away  as modern man took control their minds weren't all the same to conquer
3 min read
02
Apr
Burn

Burn

Chris, "Nowhere to run, pointless to hide Just lay there and scream pretending to try pretending intending to burn,
4 min read
26
Mar
I just wanna dance in the basement.

I just wanna dance in the basement.

Chris, **Who leads the Scrum Team?** I had this discussion a lot over the years on who's in
4 min read
19
Mar
Eating Shit should be in the JD

Eating Shit should be in the JD

Well it was punk fifteen in the morning  And it was time to stand my ground  And as the gawks
4 min read
12
Mar
Is it worth it?

Is it worth it?

Chris, Shu Ha Ri is a learning philosophy used in Aikido and taught in Agile training. You start out in
6 min read
05
Mar
Cats and Dicks

Cats and Dicks

Chris, I was between Product Owners and brand-new to the job. The team was coming to me, but I still
4 min read