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The reality is that plugging people into a team creates a revolving door effect and the effort to bring people up to speed slows down productive work. https://www.estherderby.com/team-trap1-mess-with-membership/?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

Psychological Safety in a Hybrid Workplace:

https://hbr.org/2021/04/what-psychological-safety-looks-like-in-a-hybrid-workplace?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

If you can attract ppl to an idea or experiment, you don't have to push them to change.

Working by Attraction

https://changebyattraction.simplecast.com/episodes/working-by-attraction?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

"Growing talent is also a more sustainable form of business...where you’re fostering and locking up talent so that it doesn’t go elsewhere, and doesn’t cost you time and money to have to recruit it or onboard it..." https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/09/manager-work-life-changes/620096/?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

"In the long run, some form of profit sharing or gain sharing based on the over-all performance of the department shifts emphasis to system performance." https://www.estherderby.com/supporting-team-based-work/?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

On gatekeepers and gatekeeping. What door can you open? Read https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/the-power-and-promise-of-an-open-door?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

When you listen, you convey that the other person has something valuable to share—which helps equalize status

Listening

https://changebyattraction.simplecast.com/episodes/listening?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

From Jeffrey Pfeffer: To Build Trust, Cut Down on Surveillance.

https://www.cornerstoneondemand.com/resources/blogs/learning-corner-jeffrey-pfeffer-build-trust-cut-down-surveillance-even-employees-working-home/?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

"But it is very difficult to assess how someone will fit into the team, unless the entire team has a chance to meet him and interact." https://www.estherderby.com/hiring-for-an-agile-team-4-reasons-to-up-your-hiring-game/?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

More time at the keyboard probably won't get you more creativity. And if your work involves any kind of problem-solving, that implicates productivity.

https://news.stanford.edu/2014/04/24/walking-vs-sitting-042414/?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

What happens when you label someone as "resisting change?"

Resistance https://changebyattraction.simplecast.com/episodes/resistance-A9OQ7s93?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

"Ms. Potts said she was in favor of the screenshots that Upwork, a freelancer marketplace, took at random intervals during her work for a testing preparation service."

She is the rare exception. Most ppl hate this intrusive monitoring.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/08/14/business/worker-productivity-tracking.html?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

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"In their book The Wisdom of Teams, Jon Katzenbach and Douglas Smith make a keen observation about team values and attitudes: However they arise, such rules test a group’s own credibility." https://www.estherderby.com/norms-values-working-agreements-simple-rules/?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

"When McKenna-Doyle was hired, she observed that a number of her people were struggling, but not because they weren’t talented — because they weren’t in roles suited to their strengths." https://hbr.org/2018/05/why-talented-people-dont-use-their-strengths?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

What every agile coach needs to know about institutional theory!

Listen to Episode 15 by Attraction . Interview with .

https://changebyattraction.simplecast.com/episodes/no-more-early-adopters-z2hK5Nvl?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

From Amy Edmondson Psychological Safety and the Free Exchange of Ideas | Psychology Today https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-fearless-organization/202009/psychological-safety-and-the-free-exchange-ideas?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

"Of course, not every decision requires a formal process; but when important decisions come along, the team saves time and energy by applying techniques like the ones I’ve described." https://www.estherderby.com/self-facilitation-skills-for-teams/?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

How Management Teams Can Have a Good Fight https://hbr.org/1997/07/how-management-teams-can-have-a-good-fight?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

Persuasion is direct communication using logic and arguments. Influence can be indirect and intangible.

Change by Attraction Episode #5: Influence https://changebyattraction.simplecast.com/episodes/influence-YDd61m4L?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

This graphic looks at the hiring and gender. Studies show same holds true for race. READ: https://hbr.org/2016/04/if-theres-only-one-woman-in-your-candidate-pool-theres-statistically-no-chance-shell-be-hired?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

Empathy enables you to understand someone else’s point of view, the challenges posed by the change, what they value, and what they stand to lose by changing. READ: https://www.estherderby.com/change-artist-super-powers-empathy/?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

While you can’t guarantee that a group of people will gel into a well-performing team, you can greatly increase the chances. Learn how with my Creating an Environment for Teams assessment https://www.estherderby.com/creating-team-environment-assessment/?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

Each small change impacts the organizational environment in some way. Listen to The Forest Succession Principle. https://changebyattraction.simplecast.com/episodes/the-forest-succession-principle-5Bo217e3?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

"Grant refers to research by Fiona Lee at the University of MI that shows that promoting a culture of safety — rather than fear of negative consequences - helps encourage the spirit of experimentation so critical for creativity." https://hbr.org/2015/05/why-compassion-is-a-better-managerial-tactic-than-toughness?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

Consider the composition of the team. Optimism untempered by a good dose of reality may lead to a team that makes promises beyond their capacity or capability. https://www.estherderby.com/filling-a-team-position/?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

Listening is more than not interrupting.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/jul/24/interested-curious-how-i-learned-to-really-listen-to-people?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

Words make worlds. And how you talk about change matters.

Listen to the

https://changebyattraction.simplecast.com/episodes/the-language-of-change?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

"Whereas harsh work climates are linked to poorer employee health, the opposite is true of positive work climates where employees tend to have lower heart rates and blood pressure as well as a stronger immune systems." https://hbr.org/2015/12/proof-that-positive-work-cultures-are-more-productive?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

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