Bebop to the Top - The Jazz Band As A Guide To Leadership
summary
Argues that big‑band improvisation maps to software teams: use guidelines not rules (company style guides, sandbox constraints) so developers choose the how, enforce TDD + continuous integration and mandatory tests so PRs are safe, make the soloist branch responsible and peer review by questioning not dictating, build mentorship/kaizen into onboarding, adopt steward leadership from Max Dupree Leadership Jazz, and treat failures as learnings because you are not your work and freedom to vs freedom from matter.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Start
- 2:09FEATURES OF AN IDYLLIC WORK PLACE
- 3:58WORKING FOR SOMEONE THAT MAKES YOU WANT TO
- 6:14HOW THE BIG BAND WORKS IN 60 SECONDS
- 10:15GUIDELINES VS. RULES IN JAZZ
- 10:59GUIDELINES VS. RULES IN DEVELOPMENT
- 12:35PLAY WHAT YOU LIKE; BE AWARE OF YOUR BAND
- 15:19SOLOING ON YOUR BRANCH
- 18:05KNOW YOUR ROLE IN THE BAND
- 20:59CULTIVATING CREATIVE CODE: WHEN THINGS BREAK
- 24:22BANDLEADING DO'S AND DONTS
- 26:53SUMMARY: LEAD SHEET FOR LEADERSHIP
