Sue Johnston, author of Talk To Me: Workplace Conversations That Work, visited Rangle's offices for the May 2016 AgileTO meetup.
Johnston's session shines a spotlight on being aware of human patterns of communication that can be applied to the Agile Manifesto.
Rangle's Gillian Lee, an experienced Agile practitioner, hosted the meetup. Attendees were given the opportunity to explore four basic communication styles, determine how their style differs from others, and discover techniques to overcome those differences.
Gillian is a an Agile enthusiast with a passion for teamwork. She has worked with scrum teams developing software for retail, currency exchange and earth sciences. Gillian now works at Rangle.io as a scrum master. She is an ICAgile Certified Professional in Agile Coaching with a background in engineering from MIT.
Sue is founder of It’s Understood Communication and a partner in Leanintuit. Her facilitator learning programs are accredited by ICAgile. As an employee communication specialist, she has spent over a decade advising teams introducing technological and organizational change. In 2013, Sue was named an IABC Master Communicator, a lifetime achievement award.