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147: Organizing Organizations with Jennifer Tu
00:52 - Jennifer’s Superpower: Seeing Inefficiencies in Processes
02:56 - Coaching Clients to Reorganize Their Organizations Due to Growth
Jean Hsu: Re-structuring a growing team
Communicating Change and Values
Encouraging Thoughtfulness
Asking Questions + Questions as a Form of Communication
Say What You Mean: A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication by Oren Jay Sofer
Jennifer’s Podcast: Storytime with Managers
25:24 - Deleting Old Code; Being Emotional Over Code
30:34 - Avoiding Non-Consensual Teaching and Assumptions
40:50 - Learning Sucks
Reflections:
John: Questions and what they reveal about the question-asker.
Jacob: Hiring for a growth mindset could be difficult.
Jamey: The people who have the most control over the situation are also the people who are going to have the least anxiety.
Jennifer: Learning to ask better questions isn’t something that you can do easily in a vacuum.
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Special Guest: Jennifer Tu.