Greater Than Code
Greater Than Code
077: Creating Space to Shine with Anjuan Simmons
RubyConf 2017: Lending Privilege by Anjuan Simmons
01:18 – Anjuan’s Superpower: Flexibility
04:55 – Cultivating Variety on Teams
08:22 – What makes a great team?
13:46 – Empowering Others
19:21 – Culture Fit
21:24 – The Tension Between Structure and Agency
24:35 – Creating Space for People to Shine
33:46 – Responses to “Weirdness”
38:27 – Building Constructive and Authentic Relationships with People
41:12 – Having Visible Differences on Teams
43:53 – “Othering”
49:29 – Earning Trust by Listening to People
Reflections:
Sam: Safety can improve teams and lead to wonderful harmonies.
Rein: Building caring and genuine relationships with other people and valuing them for who they are.
Janelle: Getting to know people and giving them space to take off their masks to be their unique selves.
Anjuan: Safety is a foundational aspect of life.
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