AFH 069: Dynamic Teams with Allison Pollard and Barry Forrest

Allison Pollard (@allison_pollard) and Barry Forrest (@bforrest30) joined me (@RyanRipley) to discuss co-presenting at agile conference and advanced team dynamics. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]ALLISON POLLARD, AGILE COACH & CONSULTANT AND PROUD GLASSES WEARER[/featured-image] Allison is an Agile coach with Improving in Dallas, Texas, Allison Pollard helps people discover their Agile instincts and develop their coaching abilities. Allison is also […]

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Allison Pollard (@allison_pollard) and Barry Forrest (@bforrest30) joined me (@RyanRipley) to discuss co-presenting at agile conference and advanced team dynamics.

[featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]ALLISON POLLARD, AGILE COACH & CONSULTANT AND PROUD GLASSES WEARER[/featured-image]

Allison is an Agile coach with Improving in Dallas, Texas, Allison Pollard helps people discover their Agile instincts and develop their coaching abilities. Allison is also a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach, a foodie, and proud glasses wearer.

Barry As a Principal Consultant with Improving in Dallas, Barry is a web developer, Scrum Master, and Agilest. Barry loves helping make work life better for teams and leaving things in a better state than when he was introduced to the situation. Barry is also an award-winning homebrewer and an avid amateur photographer.

In this episode you’ll discover:

How modes of communication impact team dynamics
The importance of co-presenting and the lessons it can bring
Why learning communication preferences breeds a stronger culture

Links from the show:

DiSC Personality Profile
Allison’s Blog Site
Barry’s Blog Site

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