Jared Wooten

Technical Coach | Extreme Programmer

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I Love to Disagree

March 25, 2020 by Jared Wooten

I have incredible respect for the individuals on my last team, so I became actively excited when the opportunity arose to disagree. I knew my teammates would listen to and try to clarify my ideas, and I would afford them the same dignity. The result of such a debate rarely ended in us agreeing on my or anyone's idea as it was originally presented. The process of clarification and debate would polish each idea until one was clearly the best idea given what we presently knew.

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March 25, 2020 /Jared Wooten
extreme programming, agileteam, respect, diversity, whole team, debate culture, get it right, psychological safety, trust
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Feedback Theater

March 23, 2020 by Jared Wooten

A manager who, perhaps even unbeknownst to themselves, doesn't truly desire feedback but wants to appear as if they support a culture of feedback will set up a Feedback Theater, whether intentionally or not.

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March 23, 2020 /Jared Wooten
feedback theater, feedback, openness, honesty, radical candor, psychological safety, values, criticism
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