Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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How do move forward when you get into clashes and power struggles?

We often get into situations when we feel unheard or want to assert our opinion, especially when managing sideways to peers or upwards to folks more senior. This can lead to a kind of power struggle head on clash of opinion against opinion. The counter intuitive approach to moving past this is not to tell, but to ask questions.

⏱️⏱️ TIMESTAMPS ⏱️⏱️
00:00 Intro
00:09 Dealing with opinion clash
00:34 On what basis are we building this?
01:35 Intent
02:14 Governance
03:08 The questions become part of the process
03:42 Outro

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