Chris Lucian and Austin Chadwick discuss all things #agile and product development from a #MobProgramming perspective. Join us in this episode of the Mob Mentality Show where we venture into the realm of fostering deep listening and understanding within mob programming. In this discussion, we unveil the profound 5th Habit of a Highly Effective Mobber: Empathetic Listening, drawing inspiration from Stephen R. Covey’s timeless "7 Habits" book.
🎧 Episode Highlights:
- Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood: Exploring Covey’s fundamental principle and its profound impact on effective communication.
- Empathy Pathways through Patterns and Diagrams: From "Everyone Draws" Patterns to Causal Loop Diagrams and Decision Trees - navigating empathy for enhanced understanding.
- Literary Wisdom on Empathy: Delving into a powerful empathy quote from "To Kill a Mockingbird" and its timeless relevance.
- Empathy Mocked: Uncovering humor and lessons in fake "Reflective Listening" from The Office sitcom 😅.
- Autobiographical Listening: Understanding its pitfalls and the path to true empathy in our listening approach.
- Mob Programming and Empathetic Driver/Navigator Pattern: How this naturally embeds reflective listening, promoting empathy in the team.
- Philosophical Musings: Reflecting on the epistemological empathy question, "What Is It Like to Be a Bat?"
Benefits Beyond Perfection: Acknowledging the gains of empathy, even in imperfect attempts, and its positive impact on team building.
Tune in and enrich your understanding of the 5th Habit - an essential pillar for every highly effective mobber. 🌟
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References: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey: https://trello.com/c/H0QKUUXm/32-the-7-habits-of-highly-effective-people-by-stephen-r-covey 7 Habits Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGME-VQ8iegi0g5FXv118Fs9X45qyCWRE Start with Why - How Great Leaders Inspire Action by Simon Sinek: https://youtu.be/u4ZoJKF_VuA?si=1sofXxPAyoiBLSnD What Is It Like to Be a Bat? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Is_It_Like_to_Be_a_Bat%3F
“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view… Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.” ― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird https://trello.com/c/thtXKTYl/139-harper-lee-to-kill-a-mockingbird
Thanks to G-SLiK (https://soundcloud.com/g-slik) for the intro and outro music.
Chris Lucian is the Director of Software Development at Hunter Industries and a founder of mob programming. https://www.chrislucian.com/p/chris-lucian-biography.html
Austin Chadwick is a Mob Programmer at Hunter Industries and is a passionate agilist and craftsman with experience in several roles (e.g. coach, developer, tester, scrum master, business analyst). https://www.linkedin.com/in/austin-chadwick-3a58151a4/
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