The hottest Teamwork Substack posts right now

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Warn: A little of your time to save others a lot.

DruGroup • 19 implied HN points • 31 Aug 21
💼 Business Leadership Management Ethics Productivity Teamwork
  1. Leaders should share warnings to help others avoid wasting their time on bad opportunities. It's important to give colleagues a heads-up when you spot something that isn't worth their effort.
  2. Warning others can help clarify priorities in an organization. By communicating what to avoid, it allows everyone to focus on the most important tasks together.
  3. Using warnings highlights the values and ethics of a workplace. It helps make it clear when something is unethical, which is good for team integrity.

You made this? I made this.

readfromdisk • 1 HN point • 26 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Development Programming Management Teamwork Ownership
  1. Sometimes in organizations, teams might prefer to own something symbolically rather than dealing with its responsibilities and maintenance.
  2. It can be more appealing to showcase a shiny solution without actually fixing deep-rooted problems in the organization.
  3. Working on real solutions and solving actual problems might be less glamorous but more impactful than just claiming ownership for the surface.

TBM 277: Bring Back Fun

The Beautiful Mess • 3 HN points • 12 Mar 24
💼 Business Work Culture Tech industry Company dynamics Productivity Teamwork
  1. Working with interesting people in a fun environment can make solving challenging problems exciting and rewarding.
  2. Many people in product making industries find joy in solving fun problems with diverse and engaging teams.
  3. The current tech landscape is becoming more serious and competitive, with a focus on efficiency, but there is a strong desire to bring back fun, creativity, and collaboration in workplaces.

So you want to be a manager - Part 3: The bad and the ugly

The Caring Techie Newsletter • 4 implied HN points • 09 Aug 23
💼 Business Management Leadership Decision-making Teamwork Stress management
  1. Transitioning to engineering management involves shifting from an individual mindset to a team mindset
  2. Embracing discomfort, making difficult decisions, and managing emotions are key challenges for managers
  3. Managers must adjust to reduced personal flexibility, increased meetings, and a focus on time management
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How to Run Effective Sprint Planning Sessions

The Incrementalist • 4 HN points • 30 Jul 23
💼 Business Management Planning Execution Teamwork Productivity
  1. Bulk of the sprint planning should happen 2 weeks leading up to the sprint start, allowing time for preparation and setting the stage for success.
  2. During the sprint planning session, focus on high-level sprint review and alignment, while detailed discussions should occur prior to the meeting.
  3. Each team member should take ownership and drive their work stream, creating tickets and breaking down work into manageable chunks, ensuring a proactive and self-driven approach.

The Incredible Logistics Of Formula 1

Huddle Up • 1 HN point • 01 Mar 24
🎾 Sports Logistics Travel Teamwork Challenges
  1. Formula 1 involves intricate logistics due to the extensive global travel involved in the sport.
  2. The teams deal with different challenges for European races, which are easier due to truck transportation, versus flyaway races, which require complex shipping arrangements by sea and air.
  3. Back-to-back races pose a significant challenge, requiring quick disassembly, transportation over long distances, and rapid rebuilding at the next race location.

Kanban Quickstart

Certo Modo • 0 implied HN points • 28 Jul 23
💼 Business Management Productivity Metrics Process Improvement Teamwork
  1. Kanban is an efficient process for organizing team work, especially for interrupt-driven teams like Site Reliability Engineering, Operations, IT, or Customer Support.
  2. Implementing Kanban provides visibility, measurability, and easy reprioritization of work, helping build credibility and trust with stakeholders.
  3. Key elements of effectively managing Kanban include tracking all work items, creating clear work state columns, limiting work-in-progress, and using metrics to drive continuous improvement.

What's your approach to risk-taking as a leader? 🐝

PeopleStorming • 0 implied HN points • 14 Mar 22
💼 Business Leadership Risk Analysis Teamwork Problem Solving Success
  1. Taking calculated risks means understanding key variables, planning incrementally, and anticipating failure.
  2. As a leader, taking risks is crucial because the market favors competent risk-taking, which leads to outperformance by teams and organizations.
  3. Utilizing trap door thinking, introducing incrementality, and conducting pre-mortems can help in making better risk-related decisions and avoiding irreversible mistakes.

Ted Lasso Returns To Teach Us About Leadership! ⚽️

PeopleStorming • 0 implied HN points • 28 Jun 21
🎭️ Culture Leadership TV Show Relationships Teamwork Communication
  1. Ted Lasso is a TV show that focuses on relationships, personal struggle, teamwork, career choices, and communication more than just football.
  2. Ted, a character in the show, exemplifies great leadership qualities despite not having expertise in football, showcasing the importance of diverse skills and behaviors in leadership.
  3. The show is a great source of leadership inspiration, with 10 principles believed to be embodied by Ted, making it enjoyable and insightful for viewers.

Creating A Culture Of Learning Through Retrospectives

PeopleStorming • 0 implied HN points • 26 Mar 20
💼 Business Learning Feedback Facilitation Teamwork Organization
  1. Retrospectives are a great way to engage a team and improve continuously by reflecting on experiences and moving towards common goals.
  2. Key questions to ask during retrospectives are: what to start doing, what to stop doing, and what to continue doing.
  3. Retrospectives are essential for successful team adaptation during challenging times and should be thoughtfully designed based on team culture and work complexity.

RDEL #35: Which team formation is best for corporate hackathons?

Research-Driven Engineering Leadership • 0 implied HN points • 25 Mar 24
💼 Business Management Teamwork Innovation Research Leadership
  1. Hackathons in tech companies foster innovation, creativity, skill development, and team building among employees.
  2. Research shows that pre-existing teams focus on innovations within their regular work, while flash teams explore broader innovations and gain networking and skill development benefits.
  3. For corporate hackathons, consider using a pre-existing team when focusing on demonstrating existing skills and project sustainability, and opt for a flash team to increase networking opportunities and introduce new skills.

RDEL #23: The most popular posts of 2023.

Research-Driven Engineering Leadership • 0 implied HN points • 18 Dec 23
💼 Business Leadership Management Productivity Diversity Teamwork
  1. The best managers create a positive work environment, foster autonomy, and help their team grow in the eyes of engineers.
  2. While better documentation improves team performance, it can contribute to burnout for underrepresented team members.
  3. There is a gender disparity in the code review process, particularly when reviews are manually assigned. Gender biases can also be present in review suggestion tools.

Trust, Uncertainty, and Being a Great Manager

realkinetic • 0 implied HN points • 20 Nov 17
💼 Business Management Leadership Teamwork Communication Feedback
  1. Being a manager requires finding the right balance of involvement - too much or too little can lead to different issues.
  2. Learning how to trust, empower, and support employees helps manage uncertainty and improve awareness.
  3. Common management tendencies like micromanagement, absenteeism, and conflict aversion can negatively impact teams, while great leaders build trust, empower their teams, and deliver results.

Collaborate with Purpose

🔮 Crafting Tech Teams • 0 implied HN points • 08 Jun 23
🎭️ Culture Cooking Collaboration Friendship Technology Teamwork
  1. Collaboration is more effective and enjoyable when plans are shared and adjusted with others
  2. Taking the time to involve others in tasks, even if it slows you down, can lead to a better outcome and bonding experience
  3. Recognizing situations where slowing down and sharing the process is beneficial can prevent frustration and lead to smoother collaboration

The Feeling of Wasting Time 🤬

🔮 Crafting Tech Teams • 0 implied HN points • 03 Jun 23
💼 Business Productivity Teamwork Well-being
  1. Observing a team can lead to temptation to micromanage, especially when tasks become more complex than anticipated.
  2. Sometimes what seems like a simple task on Monday can turn into a major unexpected challenge by the end of the week.
  3. Maintaining productivity and team well-being can be a balancing act, requiring careful management to avoid wasted time and energy.

Transparency

Tribal Knowledge • 0 implied HN points • 25 Apr 22
💼 Business Transparency Leadership Teamwork Entrepreneurship Communication
  1. Transparency is essential in business and life to show the reality behind successes and encourage honesty.
  2. Promoting transparency involves celebrating behind-the-scenes efforts and debunking the 'get rich quick' mindset.
  3. In teamwork, transparency about skills and expectations is crucial, while leadership should provide clear business outlooks for better decision-making.

Three Things to Change Exercise: A Different Kind of Retrospective

QUALITY BOSS • 0 implied HN points • 28 Feb 24
💼 Business Leadership Teamwork Communication Management Agile
  1. Encourage your team to suggest three changes they want to see. This helps everyone share their ideas on what could improve the team's work environment.
  2. Once you gather suggestions, look for common themes and discuss them as a group. This makes it easier to find important issues to focus on.
  3. After identifying top changes, involve the team in brainstorming ways to implement them. Working together on solutions strengthens teamwork and leads to better outcomes.

4 GOLDEN RULES for Effective Meeting

Better Engineers • 0 implied HN points • 09 Mar 24
💼 Business Productivity Meetings Management Leadership Teamwork
  1. For effective meetings, keep the group small enough that two pizzas can feed everyone. This helps everyone communicate better.
  2. Always have an empty chair in meetings to represent the customer. It reminds everyone that the focus should be on improving the customer experience.
  3. Use detailed memos instead of PowerPoint presentations to share information. This ensures everyone has all the necessary context upfront.

GRANTED: The creative power of misfits

Granted • 0 implied HN points • 05 Mar 19
🎙 Podcasts Creativity Teamwork Innovation Workplace dynamics
  1. Bringing in a team of misfits can lead to incredible creativity and success, as seen in Pixar's story with an outside director
  2. Innovation and shaking things up are most effective when things are going well, allowing for time, energy, and freedom to explore new ideas
  3. Encouraging dissent and allowing people to voice problems, even without solutions, can lead to valuable insights and improvements in the workplace

Founders: How Do You Identify The Real Problem?

Meliora by Ana Stoica • 0 implied HN points • 24 Feb 23
💼 Business Leadership Entrepreneurship Coaching Problem Solving Teamwork
  1. Encouraging problem-solving through coaching can boost employee morale and lead to innovative solutions
  2. Helping employees think deeper by identifying underlying problems can improve team collaboration and performance
  3. Using coaching skills to enhance problem-solving conversations can lead to a more constructive work environment