The Art of Engineering Diplomacy - Driving Significant Changes in Large Org.
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Discusses how engineers can use soft skills and a concrete ‘engineering diplomatic protocol’ to drive cross-team change in large organizations, recommending a concise searchable knowledge base, workshops or short "team tourism" missions, and asynchronous communication with clear responsiveness contracts. Gives cases (a listing label needing three teams, GE’s 40-person Workout sessions with 90-day rollouts, Docker’s restructure using team topologies and reverse Conway moves) and prescribes techniques like the pyramid principle for argument structure, active listening, nonviolent communication, and regular checkpoints.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Introduction
- 3:35Small changes need collaboration
- 7:06Large orgs and Conway's law
- 12:43Engineering diplomacy protocol
- 15:11Leading change and vision
- 18:44Team communication
- 21:33Transparency and trust
- 25:07Framing arguments
- 29:26Active listening
- 33:17Conflict resolution
- 35:30Summary myths
- 36:40Q&A
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