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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Treating Humans With Humanity

March 19, 2020 by Jared Wooten

One of the reasons I'm so attracted to this philosophy is that it applies to far more than just software engineering. This principle has been championed by the greatest social activists in history, and ultimately is the way forward in times of risk or threat.

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March 19, 2020 /Jared Wooten
extreme programming, humanity, respect, principles
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