InfoQ - Collaboration - Presentations https://www.infoq.com InfoQ Collaboration Presentations feed Presentation: Changing Power Dynamics: What Senior Engineers Can Learn from Junior Engineers https://www.infoq.com/presentations/hierarchical-team/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Collaboration-presentations <img src="https://res.infoq.com/presentations/hierarchical-team/en/mediumimage/beth-anderson-medium-1766065544006.jpg"/><p>Beth Anderson discusses the "power distance index" and its critical role in communication. Using the Korean Air Flight 801 tragedy as a case study, she explains the dangers of hierarchy-driven silence. She shares actionable frameworks for building the four stages of psychological safety, implementing reverse mentoring, and using PRs as tools for knowledge sharing rather than gatekeeping.</p> <i>By Beth Anderson</i> Transcripts QCon London 2025 Collaboration Teamwork Culture & Methods presentation Fri, 26 Dec 2025 15:00:00 GMT https://www.infoq.com/presentations/hierarchical-team/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Collaboration-presentations Beth Anderson 2025-12-26T15:00:00Z /presentations/hierarchical-team/en