Ep. 18 - Top qualities of an agile leader and team

Easy Agile

Sean Blake - Head of Marketing at Easy Agile, is joined by Alana Mai Mitchell- Results coach, author, podcast host and senior product development manager at one of Australia’s largest banks.

In this episode, Sean and Alana are talking about communication styles within Agile teams, the importance of putting your hand up and telling your leader you want to be challenged, the qualities of a servant leader, and overcoming mental illness.

Resources mentioned in the episode:

To find out about Alana’s story head to https://www.alanamaimitchell.com/

Purchase Alana's book here: https://www.amazon.com.au/Being-Brave-Alana-Mai-Mitchell-ebook/dp/B08B7XQRB7/ref=sr_1_1?_encoding=UTF8&dchild=1&keywords=Being+Brave%3A+From+trauma+to+joy&qid=1594025052&s=digital-text&sr=1-1

Alana’s article on the Spotify model and what’s next? : https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/beyond-spotify-9-things-i-know-sure-coming-alana-mai-mitchell/

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