How Stoic Perspective Empowers Agile Leadership
summary
Asserts that meaning is a condition of survival and that three Stoic practices — prosoché (mindful attentiveness), arete (definition of done as non‑negotiable quality), premeditatio malorum (negative visualization) — give concrete habits leaders can teach. Treats teams as communities with rituals (standups, retros, mentoring, liberating structures) and recommends participant observation, stoic workshops and intentional retreats as tools that reduce burnout faster than adding metrics. Cites Stoics, Simon Sinek, Viktor Frankl and Brené Brown as theoretical anchors.
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chapters (16)
- 0:00Humanities in tech leadership
- 2:58Renaissance of humanities in tech
- 5:32Surviving uncertainty with meaning
- 7:18Meaning for agile team survival
- 9:06Control versus adaptability in Agile
- 10:14Teams as communities
- 11:00Anthropology for agile leadership
- 13:30Anthropology quotes for Agile
- 14:11Participant observation lesson
- 15:17Stoicism for modern leadership
- 16:21Stoic practices for Agile teams
- 17:27Stoicism and servant leadership
- 18:11Rediscovering humanity
- 18:54Intentional collaboration in hybrid teams
- 19:57Authentic connection through retreats
- 20:41Q&A
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