Have you ever not made a much-needed change because you were afraid of breaking something? Caution is wise, but too much fear can leave even the most agile of software organizations with a crippling aversion to change. This talk will discuss what makes us scared, why it hurts us, and my experiences helping a team I managed get rid of some of our fears.
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đ„  NePlix  Search  and  API  Engineer Â
đŒ  Yammer  Infrastructure  Engineer/Director
7. What is fear?
A  feeling  of  anxiety  concerning  the Â
outcome  of  something  or  the  safety  and Â
well-Ââbeing  of  someone
11. Two individuals have a tendency
to emotionally converge
[âŁemoVonal  contagionđ·]
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when  perceiving  emoVon  expressed  by  a  whole  body Â
âGelder  et  al.
âobserving  fearful  body  expressions Â
produces  increased  acVvity  in  brain Â
areas  narrowly  associated  with Â
emoVonal  processes  and  that  this Â
emoVon-Âârelated  acVvity  occurs Â
together  with  acVvaVon  of  areas Â
linked  with  representaVon  of  acVon Â
and  movementâ Â