Ep. 29 From Hierarchy to Empowerment: Agile Leadership Paradigms

Nick Muldoon, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Easy Agile, is joined by Dave West, CEO, and Eric Naiburg, COO, from Scrum.org. In this episode, Nick, Dave, and Eric unpack the current agile landscape, discussing the role of the agile native and emphasizing the importance of building connected teams by flipping the hierarchy and putting leaders in supporting roles.

They emphasize the importance of empowering the people closest to the problem to make the call, and ultimately create an environment for success to happen.

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