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Tobias Fors and Magnus Ljadas interviewed me about a wide variety of topics. This podcast is part 2 of 2.

The questions are:
  1. What does PSL stand for? (Tobias)
  2. What would the opposite of Problem Solving Leadership be? (Magnus)
  3. Can you tell us more about the hands-on practical tools you learn in PSL? (Tobias)
  4. You mentioned MBTI and how different preferences form your personality. The three of you, Jerry, Esther, and you have different types. How do you mix your differences together? (Magnus)
  5. Do you use MBTI in your work as a consultant? If so, how? (Tobias)
  6. What would you say is the most important part of your work as a consultant?(Magnus)
  7. Talking about jiggling, do you have any special jiggling tricks? (Magnus)
  8. What makes you really angry? (Tobias)
  9. Have you ever seen Jerry or Esther get angry? (Tobias)
  10. How do you respond to project politics? (Magnus)
  11. What do you do when you're faced with a failing project and you're called in to fix it? What can you do? (Magnus)
  12. Tell me about your books (Magnus)
  13. What does pragmatic mean in a management context for you? (Tobias)
  14. For people, not familiar with the word "agile", how would you explain it? (Magnus) (and then I asked Tobias and Magnus to answer this too)
Here is the information page for PSL in Sweden. You don't have to be a Swede to join us!

Click here for the mp3 version of this podcast.
Direct download: PSLinterview.part2.m4a
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 11:50 PM
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