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🎙️In Conversation with Sergio Visinoni on Maslow’s Hierarchy for Tech Teams

Sergio Visinoni joins podcast episode hosted by Kovid Batra. As a visionary Fractional CTO, Tech Advisor, and now, a mentor at groCTO Community, Sergio discusses reimagining Maslow’s hierarchy for tech and business teams, covering its creation, levels and benefits, how it serves tech and business needs, implementation challenges, and key takeaways on data-driven decision-making.

Article of the Week ⭐ “Leaders should listen to their people, let them vent, keep calm, and not react. They should explain what’s going to happen, the business rationale behind the change, and the benefits of the change.“ — Dr. Milan Milanović

How to coach people through the Change Curve Dr. Milan has a special place in tech: As both a CTO and active High-performance Coach he has a unique perspective on bringing on change in technology organizations that isn’t just your usual bread-and-butter agile implementations and metrics.

His article on the Change Curve is a metaphors to capture how listening and understanding act as key components in any 1-on-1 situation, be it as a manager, mentor, coach or facilitator.

The Change Curve Originally developed by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, describes the emotional journey individuals go through when facing change. The stages include:

Denial: Initial shock and disbelief about the change. Self-criticism: Feelings of anger or betrayal as reality sets in. Confusion: Overwhelm and disengagement, with attempts to avoid the change.

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