What Comes After Why (And So Does How)
Troubleshooting Agile
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This chapter delves into the significance of the 'why, what, and how' framework, examining its application during a quarterly planning session. The conversation highlights the balance needed among these elements for effective collaboration and improved team performance.
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Speaker 2
It's empowering, it feels like. I mean, once you are sharing that information, I feel like the client holds onto that. And it also gives them some skin
Speaker 1
in the game. If you go, it feels like it's an
Speaker 2
empowering prospect to feel like, oh, this feels right. And then learn more about the plant and recognize that, wow, this is
Speaker 1
the right plant. It validates that intuitive hit. I think herbalism is about sovereignty over your own health to be able to make your own health choices and decisions about how you want to manage your health. And that's not important. It's about accessibility. I mean, not everybody can afford to go to a natural doctor, which is wonderful to have that option, but not everybody can do that. And it takes a lot of time and testing and things to go through those processes, but to have access to plants that you can easily purchase at $3 an ounce, or grill your own medicine. I mean, that's about having that independence and that sovereignty and that ability to make your own decisions about how you want to manage your health. And plant medicine offers that, I believe.
Speaker 2
It's important. Yeah. I think going back to health sovereignty and equity and accessibility, we know herbal medicine is not covered under health insurance. So what is the herbal community doing to create access, to care? I mean, I know you are very generous with your time and volunteering in a free clinic. But as a whole, in general, is there any information that you can share about how one might access herbal medicine in a way that's affordable?
Speaker 1
I would say you can go to the American Urbless Guild website, ahg.org, I think it is. And they can connect you with herbalists in your area. And from there, you can go find they can connect you with even more free resources or affordable resources. I offer a sliding scale to my clients. No background check or financial disclosures needed. I trust that process. Yeah. That's what I would think. And to smile, I have for that free mini clinic on Thursdays. People can call me from 2 to 4.30. That's
Speaker 2
so great.
If you’re using Sinek’s “why, what and how” framework for team collaboration, what do you do when it turns out you’re lacking two out of the three?! In this episode, Squirrel and Jeffrey talk about their own experience of this, the concept of leaky abstractions, and the importance of shared problem ownership.
Links:
- Simon Sinek: https://simonsinek.com/books/start-with-why/
- Somebody Else's Problem Field: https://hitchhikers.fandom.com/wiki/Somebody_Else%27s_Problem_Field
- Previous episode about Walking Skeletons - Ep125: Commitment Engagement is Not Enough:
https://soundcloud.com/troubleshootingagile/commitment-engagement-is-not-enough
- Previous episode about Cycle Time - Ep249: Estimates: A Productive Argument, Part I
https://soundcloud.com/troubleshootingagile/reporting-estimates
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About Your Hosts
Douglas Squirrel and Jeffrey Fredrick joined forces at TIM Group in 2013, where they studied and practised the art of management through difficult conversations. Over a decade later, they remain united in their passion for growing profitable organisations through better communication.
Squirrel is an advisor, author, keynote speaker, coach, and consultant, and he's helped over 300 companies of all sizes make huge, profitable improvements in their culture, skills, and processes. You can find out more about his work here: douglassquirrel.com/index.html
Jeffrey is Vice President of Engineering at ION Analytics, Organiser at CITCON, the Continuous Integration and Testing Conference, and is an accomplished author and speaker. You can connect with him here: www.linkedin.com/in/jfredrick/
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