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    <description>Hosted by CTOs Josh Nesbitt and James Hall, Off Script brings you unfiltered conversations about the highs, lows, and lessons of working in tech today. From leading engineering teams and scaling companies, to tackling burnout, bad bets, and breakthrough ideas, this is the show where raw honesty meets experience.
Alongside one-on-one conversations between Josh and James, you’ll hear from leaders, builders, designers, and entrepreneurs who aren’t afraid to share what’s really going on behind the scenes — the conversations usually left for DMs, side chats, and after-hours drinks.
Whether you’re building your first product or leading a fast-growing team, Off Script gives you a raw and refreshing perspective on the challenges and creativity that shape modern tech.
New episodes every few weeks. Subscribe and join the conversation.
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    <itunes:summary>Hosted by CTOs Josh Nesbitt and James Hall, Off Script brings you unfiltered conversations about the highs, lows, and lessons of working in tech today. From leading engineering teams and scaling companies, to tackling burnout, bad bets, and breakthrough ideas, this is the show where raw honesty meets experience.
Alongside one-on-one conversations between Josh and James, you’ll hear from leaders, builders, designers, and entrepreneurs who aren’t afraid to share what’s really going on behind the scenes — the conversations usually left for DMs, side chats, and after-hours drinks.
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New episodes every few weeks. Subscribe and join the conversation.
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  <itunes:subtitle>What are the steps to building a thriving community? What challenges might you face along the way? In this episode, James and Josh draw on their experience of creating and building communities online and offline, sharing their insights on how to make it a success.</itunes:subtitle>
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04 Starting a community
06 Building trust
08 Give value, not a sales pitch
10 Josh on building a conference
12 Creating a welcoming environment
15 Letting people know your weaknesses
16 Trust
17 Empathy
18 Dealing with conflict
20 Don’t fear conflict
22 Lack of commitment or direction
23 Inclusion
24 Avoidance of accountability
26 The enemy of accountability is ambiguity
27 Shared ownership
30 Rethinking views
31 Diversity
Resources:
* https://www.executiveagenda.com/resources/blog/five-dysfunctions-team (https://www.executiveagenda.com/resources/blog/five-dysfunctions-team)
Find out more about Stac and Parallax:
* https://stac.works (https://stac.works)
* https://parall.ax (https://parall.ax) 
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<li>17 Empathy</li>
<li>18 Dealing with conflict</li>
<li>20 Don’t fear conflict</li>
<li>22 Lack of commitment or direction</li>
<li>23 Inclusion</li>
<li>24 Avoidance of accountability</li>
<li>26 The enemy of accountability is ambiguity</li>
<li>27 Shared ownership</li>
<li>30 Rethinking views</li>
<li>31 Diversity</li>
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<p>Resources:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.executiveagenda.com/resources/blog/five-dysfunctions-team" rel="nofollow">https://www.executiveagenda.com/resources/blog/five-dysfunctions-team</a></li>
</ul>

<p>Find out more about Stac and Parallax:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://stac.works" rel="nofollow">https://stac.works</a></li>
<li><a href="https://parall.ax" rel="nofollow">https://parall.ax</a></li>
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<li>04 Starting a community</li>
<li>06 Building trust</li>
<li>08 Give value, not a sales pitch</li>
<li>10 Josh on building a conference</li>
<li>12 Creating a welcoming environment</li>
<li>15 Letting people know your weaknesses</li>
<li>16 Trust</li>
<li>17 Empathy</li>
<li>18 Dealing with conflict</li>
<li>20 Don’t fear conflict</li>
<li>22 Lack of commitment or direction</li>
<li>23 Inclusion</li>
<li>24 Avoidance of accountability</li>
<li>26 The enemy of accountability is ambiguity</li>
<li>27 Shared ownership</li>
<li>30 Rethinking views</li>
<li>31 Diversity</li>
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<p>Resources:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.executiveagenda.com/resources/blog/five-dysfunctions-team" rel="nofollow">https://www.executiveagenda.com/resources/blog/five-dysfunctions-team</a></li>
</ul>

<p>Find out more about Stac and Parallax:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://stac.works" rel="nofollow">https://stac.works</a></li>
<li><a href="https://parall.ax" rel="nofollow">https://parall.ax</a></li>
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