Squads, Tribes, Chapters and Guilds at Spotify. The origin story with Joakim Sundén, someone who was in the room when deciding the language.

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Timestamps:

(00:01) - Intro

(3:15) - Empowered Teams (Spotify Model). Squads, Tribes, Chapters, and Guilds

(17:35) - Flexibility of Teams (Spotify Model). Autonomy and Alignment of Evolution

(28:30) - Leadership and Central PMOs. A change of conventional leadership

(33:20) - Top 10 Priorities/Strategies. Figuring out what needs to get done with company bets

(35:00) - Background to Guilds/Chapters. Understanding the terminology

(41:48) - Reporting Lines & Leadership Structure. Leadership within the Chapters

(53:58) - Cultures and Values . Incentivised Behavior to Empower

(1:01:50) - Lessons to Conclude. Applying the Model to Change

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