The hottest Team Management Substack posts right now

Good leadership requires good planning. Freewheeling attempts to tackle problems as they come can lead to lack of focus and reduced effectiveness of the team.
Figure out what kind of team you have by identifying individual strengths and weaknesses. Understand the different types of juniors - technical, process, and behavioral.
Develop your team by providing focused training for technical juniors, emphasizing process understanding for process juniors, and addressing behavior challenges for behavioral juniors.

The importance and excitement of sales in converting prospects, understanding pain points, and delivering magical demos to create value.
The satisfaction and learning in ambitiously building products, overcoming challenges, and evolving with customer feedback.
The power of taking action, owning situations, setting aggressive goals, and focusing on solving problems to drive productivity and success.

Unhealthy workplace conflict often stems from mismatched expectations.
Teams should be intentional about establishing shared expectations through activities like team chartering.
Using an expectations scale of deficient work, adequate work, and great work can help clarify commitments and prevent misunderstandings.

Imposter syndrome affects software professionals significantly, with over half experiencing intense imposter feelings.
Software engineers with imposter syndrome reported lower productivity across various dimensions, highlighting the negative impact on performance.
Managers can help reduce imposter feelings in their team by prioritizing psychological safety, implementing mentorship programs, and addressing diversity to improve team dynamics and productivity.

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Managing a data team can be challenging due to the breadth of responsibilities, team size, and tasks' nature, which require a project-focused approach to work.
Aligning expectations with stakeholders, particularly those with low data literacy, is crucial for effective leadership in a data team.
Investing in individual development, avoiding tribal knowledge, and focusing on project management can help mitigate challenges related to team size, pressure, and upskilling.

Teams can be shaped to focus on increasing profit targets, rather than just reducing costs.
Utilizing Tactical Agility by feature slicing across fully functional verticals can help increase profit targets for high performing teams.
Understanding the subtle and unintuitive economics of Agile can help in shaping teams to be more effective profit centres.

Automating your team involves automating processes, not just assertions.
Consider your workload and learn to prioritize tasks effectively to avoid overwhelm.
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It's important to hire based on shared values and character, not just skills. People can learn skills, but their attitude and fit with your team are crucial.
Ask candidates about their life goals and mindset. Understanding what drives them helps ensure they align with your company's vision and culture.
Communication is key in a design role. Look for designers who listen well and empathize with clients, as it leads to better designs and relationships.

Many teams struggle to generate new ideas because they lack a clear strategy. It's important to have methods to inspire creativity and gather input from everyone, not just a few leaders.
Informal decision-making can lead to power imbalances where only a small group influences ideas. This can cause confusion and make others feel left out of the process.
To improve teamwork and idea development, it's crucial to establish clear processes and invite diverse voices into discussions. Transparency about who makes decisions can help everyone feel more engaged.