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Jan 2025
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Ep. 261- Agile Leadership EXPERT! 🧠 GUE...

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In this episode of Do This, Not That, host Jay Schwedelson welcomes Taylor Raffa, the mass email team lead at Semrush, to discuss agile leadership and creating an engaging work environment.

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Best Moments:

(00:40) Introduction of Taylor Raffa and Semrush

(04:00) Explanation of agile leadership and its implementation

(06:32) Making meetings fun and engaging

(09:09) Strategies for remote team building

(12:08) Introducing fun elements into a work environment

(14:10) The importance of psychological safety and silence in meetings

(16:53) Taylor's past as a bass player in a band


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Guest Bio:
Taylor Raffa is the mass email team lead at Semrush, a leading online visibility management SaaS platform. With a background in communications and a certification from the International Consortium on Agile, Taylor specializes in creating engaging work environments and implementing agile leadership strategies. Originally from the West Coast, Taylor has lived in Paris and is currently based in Amsterdam. She is passionate about languages, team building, and finding creative ways to make work more enjoyable.

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