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Agile Vibes

2026-07-13

Goodhart's Law: When Metrics Stop Measuring What Matters
erik collard linkedin Duolingo streak counter showing 372-day streak at level 23

- 95% Dutch average accuracy
- 372-day streak
- Level 23, going to 24

And still, I can't have a conversation in Dutch. This is just a Monday morning ...

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Agile Vibes

2026-07-06

Stop Blurring Lines: Why Scrum Masters Shouldn't Do 1-on-1s
erik collard linkedin Scrum Master in meeting with team member discussing 1-on-1 scheduling

Unpopular opinion: As a Scrum Master or Agile Coach, doing 121s with the team members is a bad idea. 👇

I don't mean talking with them privately when...

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Just for Fun

2026-07-03

The Real Perks of Freelancing, Unfiltered
erik collard linkedin Freelancer working on laptop with coffee, illustrating work-life balance

The 3 main perks of being a freelancer 👇

→ Freedom
→ Telling people you can work from abroad while you actually just took time off from your main cl...

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Just for Fun

2026-07-02

Confessions of a Self-Taught Developer
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Look Mom, I’m a developer now!

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On Stage

2026-07-01

Speaking about OKRs at Journée Agile 2026
erik collard linkedin post about evaluating objectives using three test questions and Braveheart reference

How do you know your objective is actually any good?

I use three questions.
→ Does it point somewhere real?
→ Is it about the outcome, or just a task...

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Just for Fun

2026-06-30

When sorting gets hilariously broken
erik collard linkedin Post criticizing poor alphabetical sorting in Dun & Bradstreet system

To all tech people: How can you actually sort a list by only the first letter of the string and then leave the rest completely random? 🧐

I mean, it'...

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