Message from inside Iran:
Please help us. The situation here is horrific. It is a full scale war. The regimeโs forces show no mercy. They shoot protesters in the head and heart and even finish off those already wounded on the streets. In hospitals the wounded are being kidnapped and killed.
Masih please tell the world we need help ๐
#IranRevolution2026
#Iran
Javier Bardem, Angelina Jolie, Mark Ruffalo, Emily Lou Wood, Emma Stone, Joaquin Phoenix, Guy Pearce, Jennifer Lawrence, Dua Lipa, Bella Hadid - did you all lose your voices?
When it came to Israel and Gaza, we heard you shouting โgenocideโ for months. But for the past two weeks, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been shooting hundreds, maybe more, of its own civilians in the streets, and suddenly you have nothing to say. Makes you wonder why. By the way, donโt expect The Guardian to run a headline like this about Iran anytime soon
Hey @GretaThunberg, are you trapped under something heavy and can't reach your phone? You seem remarkably quiet about human rights this week. ๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธ
The Iranian regime is shooting civilians in the streets.
Where are the Hollywood celebrities?
Where is the UN?
Where is Greta Thunberg?
Where are the โFree Palestineโ activists?
They are silent.
The company hired me to lead their "Agile Transformation."
I don't know what Agile means.
Nobody does.
That's why it works.
I make $425,000 a year.
To move sticky notes.
From left to right.
On a board.
The board is digital now.
The sticky notes cost $80,000 in Jira licenses.
Progress.
Day one, I said "we need to break down silos."
Everyone nodded.
Silos are bad.
I don't know why.
But destroying them is a career.
My career.
I introduced "squads."
Squads are teams.
But disrupted.
We disrupted the teams into teams.
Different names.
Same people.
Same problems.
But Agile problems now.
Agile problems are strategic.
A senior engineer asked what we're actually changing.
I said, "The mindset."
He asked what that means.
I said, "It's a journey."
He asked where we're going.
I said, "Toward agility."
He asked what agility means.
I pointed at the sticky notes.
They were moving left to right.
That's velocity.
We have velocity now.
The VP of Engineering said two-week sprints don't fit their work.
I said, "That's waterfall thinking."
Waterfall is bad.
Like silos.
I don't know what waterfall is.
But I know it's bad.
She stopped talking.
Waterfall accusations end conversations.
We had a retrospective.
In the retro, we discussed what went wrong.
Everything went wrong.
We put it on sticky notes.
Then we moved the sticky notes.
Into a column called "Parking Lot."
The Parking Lot is where problems go to die.
It's full.
We don't look at it.
That's agile.
Velocity is up 40%.
I defined velocity.
I also defined the points.
I also defined the stories.
We're crushing it.
At the things I made up.
To measure.
Ourselves.
The CEO asked for ROI.
I showed a chart.
The chart went up.
Charts should go up.
This one did.
I didn't label the Y-axis.
Nobody asked.
Leadership is confidence.
We do standups now.
Every day.
We stand.
For 45 minutes.
Standing is agile.
Sitting is waterfall.
My legs hurt.
But we're transforming.
The transformation is now "Phase 3."
Phase 1 was assessment.
Phase 2 was implementation.
Phase 3 is "continuous improvement."
Continuous means forever.
Forever means job security.
I'm very secure.
My contract was extended.
Three more years.
For "cultural impact."
The culture is confused.
But impacted.
Agile transformation isn't about being agile.
It's about transforming.
Continuously.
Toward more transformation.
The destination is the journey.
The journey is billable.