Episode 31: Gene Kim on Psychological Safety and Communications Paths

Episode 31: Gene Kim on Psychological Safety and Communications Paths

Author: Dr. Mik Kersten: Author of Project to Product and Founder and CEO of Tasktop May 4, 2021 Duration: 55:37
In this episode of Mik + One, Mik sits down with Gene Kim, best-selling author of The Phoenix Project and The Unicorn Project, as well as co-author of The DevOps Handbook. In this episode, Gene chats to Mik about the next book that he’s working on, and provides many insights into: The journey of the Unicorn Project, the effect it had on technology leaders and how it changed their perspectives A deeper look into the importance of Psychological Safety and how this links to an organization’s structure and dynamics Successful communication paths within an organization in order to improve culture, maximize flow and see successful results, faster The properties and prerequisites of high performing, dynamic learning organizations and advice to help teams become one The effective patterns that leadership can adopt to enable an effective communication architecture and organizational structure in order to maximize flow faster and more efficiently Subscribe to the Mik + One podcast today so you never miss an episode and don’t forget to leave your review. Follow Mik on Twitter: @mik_kersten #MikPlusOnewww.tasktop.com For more information about Gene Kim, to view the full list of resources featured in this episode, and to download the episode transcript, visit:https://projecttoproduct.org/podcast/gene-kim-ep-31/

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