Leadership Lessons from the Agile Manifesto
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Applies the four Agile Manifesto values as decision rubrics for leaders: preserve dignity in hiring and firing (publishes interview questions in the Help Scout GitHub repo, asks “tell me about a typical day” and “top three things you want” to spot team-fit smells), treat working always ships faster than perfect by shipping a Marionette/Backbone rewrite to React behind a feature flag with weekly demo videos, unify partner teams into a single scrum to finish ahead of schedule, and fix accessibility by stack‑ranking issues into sprints.
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chapters (21)
- 0:00Start
- 5:33Journey to Becoming a Leader
- 6:01Joseph Campbell
- 6:13The Hero's Journey
- 6:57Hero's Journey
- 11:19Cycle of Mentorship
- 12:06The Law of Influence
- 12:38Types of Leaders
- 16:39The Manifesto for Agile Software Development
- 19:48Team Influence
- 21:36Autonomy Mastery and Purpose
- 21:50Lesson Preserve Dignity at all Costs
- 22:54Hiring Responsibilities
- 24:50Value Add Interview
- 26:49Should Tech Companies Publish the Interview Questions Online
- 29:34Top Three Things That You'Re Looking for in Your Next Role
- 41:17The Value of Working Software over Comprehensive Documentation
- 45:41How Do I Distill the Need for Working Software
- 50:47Customers
- 55:35Sprint Planning
- 57:48Accessibility Audit
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