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Feb 2023
21m 41s

Office Politics and Toxic Behaviors

A weekly problem-solving session for all things agile
About this episode
This week, Jeffrey is joined by guest Elisabeth Hendrickson, who shares her powerful dream that inspired a new theory of office politics. Elisabeth and Jeffrey discuss the behaviors that lead to toxicity, and how to utilise the core value of consent to evoke positive change. Recorded live at CITCON. Links: - Elisabeth’s company, Curious Duck: https://curiou ... Show More
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