Theory X organisations don't trust their people - or do they? To be agile we have to move our organisations to a Theory Y model with empowerment and autonomy - or do we? Organisational change has to be painful - or does it? And what does all this have to do with creepy robots?

SHOW LINKS:

- Theory X and Theory Y: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_X_and_Theory_Y

- J Jonah Jameson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhDBWiTfNCU

- The Uncanny Valley: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_valley

- The Uncanny Valley of A Functional Organization: https://stratechery.com/2013/the-uncanny-valley-of-a-functional-organization/

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A Tale of Two Change Models Part I: The Uncanny Valley of Theory X

Troubleshooting Agile is a problem-solving session for agile teams. Jeffrey Fredrick and Douglas Squirrel look at common problems agile teams face and provide practical, immediately useful advice for getting back on track.