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Oct 2020
28m 33s

The Liberated Elephant with Jessica Katz

A weekly problem-solving session for all things agile
About this episode
Jessica Katz is an agile coach who uses curiosity and conversational skills to help agile teams perform better. She explains why you need to liberate the elephant in the room, how you can do that through nonviolent communication, and how one person saying "good morning" unlocked better performance for a whole team. SHOW LINKS: - Jessica Katz: https://www.li ... Show More
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