Leadership
Stepping into the shoes of a leader who has left a negative impact can be daunting. Yet, it's an opportunity to turn things around. Let's explore the strategies effective leaders employ to transform such challenging transitions into a springboard for success. Three strategies to help your
Communication Skills
Being a manager today is a role that has evolved significantly over time. It's no longer just about delegating tasks and overseeing operations. It's about leadership, innovation, and fostering a positive work environment. Let's delve into the modern definition of a manager. Summary Three
Leadership
Tia Caldwell, former Director of Engineering @ Slack, shares different frameworks she’s used to motivate teams and unlock their superpowers! We cover methods to identify, maximize, & balance strengths on your team, how to shift your team’s mindset from drama to EMPOWERED so they can better confront adversity &
Relationships
If you’ve always been more comfortable doing things yourself or being the sole decision-maker, working as part of a team may initially pose a challenge. Luckily, there are ways to overcome this issue and learn to embrace teamwork. Start by asking yourself these questions. Have you had a hard
Building Teams
The concept of Team Topologies, as depicted in the book written by Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais, is getting worldwide attention. The focus on team structure and purpose is opening interesting discussions and many organizations are adopting the model as a reference for their development teams organization. The pros and
Communication Skills
Personal intelligence is a sort of guidance system that can say, “How is my system functioning and who am I? How is that person’s system functioning?” That knowledge can help you know how to work better with your teammates-something crucial for building and working on successful, productive teams. What
Building Teams
The central argument of “The Enthusiastic Employee: How Companies Profit by Giving Workers What They Want” is that companies can increase their profits by creating a work environment that fosters employee enthusiasm and engagement. The authors provide evidence from surveys and case studies to show that employees who feel valued
Decision Making
There’s something about unnecessary meetings that can turn a group of intelligent, kind, charismatic people into one collective brainless, mean, boring monster. Meetings are the same way-there are other things you can do instead. Here are some types of meetings you should avoid. Daily Standups or Status Updates Replacing
Mental Health
As the world of work evolves into a hybrid model, understanding psychological safety becomes paramount. Let's delve into the nuances of fostering an environment where employees feel secure, valued, and empowered to express their ideas without fear of retribution or judgement. Psychological safety Sorting out hybrid work arrangements
Building Teams
Embarking on the journey of constructing a platform team? Discover the essential groundwork required to establish a robust, efficient, and successful team. Uncover the key elements that lay the foundation for a high-performing platform team. Controlled Experimentation Whenever they identify promising approaches to any problem, it’s encouraged to try
Product Marketing
Scaling teams are hard. A platform team done right can help ease the hardships. The platform team does not have to be isolated from the rest of the team; it can be integrated with the infrastructure team to build a system that will be used in many markets. This also
Personal development
Lawrence Kohlberg’s experiments gave children a series of moral dilemmas to test how they differed in their responses across various ages. He identified three separate stages of moral development from the egoist to the principled person. Some people do not progress through all the stages and remain “morally undeveloped.