{"id":620,"date":"2021-01-29T14:33:21","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T13:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/robertkalweit.com\/en\/?p=620"},"modified":"2022-02-07T12:42:39","modified_gmt":"2022-02-07T11:42:39","slug":"2020-my-year-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertkalweit.com\/en\/2021\/01\/29\/2020-my-year-in-review\/","title":{"rendered":"2020 \u2013 My Year in Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A crazy year is coming to a close. End of March I was still moderating an on-site-Trust and Values workshop<\/a> – and right after that was it with “on-site”. Several lockdowns took a toll on all of us. For me as Keeper<\/em> this time was easier to stomach than for some other people in so far as after one crass change nothing was changing for a long time. That also means this 2020 year in review will be shorter than the one of 2019<\/a>. Just like last year, I’ll (structurally) stick to my Big Five for Life<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Agile Project Management<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Agile Coaching, trainings and consulting took surprising turns in 2020 just like anything else: While pre-lockdown me and many colleagues had been convinced Agile Coaching, trainings and consulting were on-site activities, we were quickly taught better:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Starting in March the order was “home office until nobody knows when”. Even today I’m convinced this physical distance between us is a punch in the gut for those social activities which are the salt in the soup of any great organization. Spontaneous chats, short informal exchange face to face, are suddenly impossible. Even short term scheduled video calls can not replace change encounters. This is how work for Quandoo<\/a>, my long-term client changed: Instead of intense on-site team coaching I focused on leadership coaching in regular 1:1s and reinforcing our team of Agile Coaches. Working in such a great team again was my professional highlight 2020! Thanks for that, Ajitav<\/a>, Alex<\/a>, Joakim<\/a> and Pranshu<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another just as drastic factor were daycare closures: Suddenly full-time employment is just not possible anymore. Instead our days were split in two::<\/p>\n\n\n\n