Title: Swearing, nudity and other vulnerable positions
Speaker: John Le Drew
Format:
6.30pm -arrival, drinks, networking
7.15pm - Intros and shout out
7.20 - 7.25 - Lightening talk 1 (please get in touch)
[masked] - Lightening talk 2 (please get in touch)
7.40 - 8.40 - The main event
8.40 - 9.30 - drinks and networking.
Session Overview
Over 3 months I recorded over 30 hours of interviews and spoke to some of the most respected people in the industry to produce an audio documentary that attempts to answer the question “What is safety? And why is it important anyway?”This highly interactive talk will present the findings and guide and challenge you through a journey to understanding safety. Including snippets of interview audio, short interactive sessions and role play exercises we will cover the following topics (without getting arrested):
• Safety, Trust, Courage and Vulnerability
• How leaders can help and hinder safety
• Do we need to trust one another?
• How to swear at work and get away with it
• How to get naked in front of people
About the Speaker:
John has over 17 years of experience working in software engineering as a system administrator, software engineer, technical lead, technical director, development manager and agile coach. He currently runs the consultancy firm Wise Noodles here he helps organisations solve tough technical problems by untangling their people problems. He is also host of The Agile Path Podcast which creates in-depth audio documentaries on the topics that most affect organisations transitioning to agile ways of working.
Title: Swearing, nudity and other vulnerable positions
Speaker: John Le Drew
Format:
6.30pm -arrival, drinks, networking
7.15pm - Intros and shout out
7.20 - 7.25 - Lightening talk 1 (please get in touch)
[masked] - Lightening talk 2 (please get in touch)
7.40 - 8.40 - The main event
8.40 - 9.30 - drinks and networking.
Session Overview
Over 3 months I recorded over 30 hours of interviews and spoke to some of the most respected people in the industry to produce an audio documentary that attempts to answer the question “What is safety? And why is it important anyway?”This highly interactive talk will present the findings and guide and challenge you through a journey to understanding safety. Including snippets of interview audio, short interactive sessions and role play exercises we will cover the following topics (without getting arrested):
• Safety, Trust, Courage and Vulnerability
• How leaders can help and hinder safety
• Do we need to trust one another?
• How to swear at work and get away with it
• How to get naked in front of people
About the Speaker:
John has over 17 years of experience working in software engineering as a system administrator, software engineer, technical lead, technical director, development manager and agile coach. He currently runs the consultancy firm Wise Noodles here he helps organisations solve tough technical problems by untangling their people problems. He is also host of The Agile Path Podcast which creates in-depth audio documentaries on the topics that most affect organisations transitioning to agile ways of working.
Abstract Over 3 months John recorded over 60 hours of interviews and spoke to some of the most respected people in the industry to produce an audio documentary that attempts to answer the question “What is safety? And why is it important anyway?”
This highly interactive talk will present the findings and guide and challenge you through a journey to understanding safety. Including short interactive sessions and role play exercises to cover the following topics:
What is safety and what does it look and feel like?Is trust essential to high performing teams?Is vulnerability at the core of a creative team?How can leaders can help foster (or hinder) safety? This talk has grown as John created the new podcast The Agile Path. The first season on this podcast (launching early 2017) is about safety in teams. John has interviewed world renowned specialists in the field; Christopher Avery, David Marquet, Jerry Weinberg, Esther Derby, Johanna Rothman, Woody Zuill and many more in over 60 hours of audio. This has been a fascinating deep dive learning experience for John and he hopes to explore these insights with the audience.
Learning Outcomes Understand what the definition of safety is.
Understand how psychological safety interacts with other concepts such as conflict and vulnerability.
Understand the common signs of unsafety in a team.
Understand the effect of leaders on team safety.
Understand how important vulnerability is to teams.
About John
John has over 17 years of experience working in software engineering as a system administrator, software engineer, technical lead, technical director, development manager and agile coach. He currently runs the consultancy firm Wise Noodles here he helps organisations solve tough technical problems by untangling their people problems. He is also host of The Agile Path Podcast which creates in-depth audio documentaries on the topics that most affect organisations transitioning to agile ways of working.
Over 3 months John recorded over 60 hours of interviews and spoke to some of the most respected people in the industry to produce an audio documentary that attempts to answer the question “What is safety? And why is it important anyway?”
This highly interactive talk will present the findings and guide and challenge you through a journey to understanding safety. Including short interactive sessions and role play exercises to cover the following topics:
What is safety and what does it look and feel like?Is trust essential to high performing teams?Is vulnerability at the core of a creative team?How can leaders can help foster (or hinder) safety?
This talk has grown as John created the new podcast The Agile Path. The first season on this podcast (launching early 2017) is about safety in teams. John has interviewed world renowned specialists in the field; Christopher Avery, David Marquet, Jerry Weinberg, Esther Derby, Johanna Rothman, Woody Zuill and many more in over 60 hours of audio. This has been a fascinating deep dive learning experience for John and he hopes to explore these insights with the audience.
Learning Outcomes
Understand what the definition of safety is.
Understand how psychological safety interacts with other concepts such as conflict and vulnerability.
Understand the common signs of unsafety in a team.
Understand the effect of leaders on team safety.
Understand how important vulnerability is to teams.
About John
John has over 17 years of experience working in software engineering as a system administrator, software engineer, technical lead, technical director, development manager and agile coach. He currently runs the consultancy firm Wise Noodles here he helps organisations solve tough technical problems by untangling their people problems. He is also host of The Agile Path Podcast which creates in-depth audio documentaries on the topics that most affect organisations transitioning to agile ways of working.
