Collaboration
What a Healthy Team Looks Like (via SWLW)
- They design how they work together
- They have good research habits
- They get to a testable, measurable hypothesis ASAP
- They build to learn
- They create value and ship regularly
- They build systems over features
- They are inclusive and help each other win
Communication
How to Encourage Your Team to Give You Honest Feedback (via HBR)
- Let them know you’re open to and expect feedback (it helps you grow)
- Explain that it’s okay that they may not know how to do it
- Relieve the fear of retaliation
- Let them know it won’t hurt your feelings
- Ensure them that feedback will be acted upon
Leadership
A Better Way to Recognize Your Employees (via HBR)
Typically people are praised for what’s observable, but there may be other things and employee is proud of that don’t get much visibility. This post has some questions to ask in 1:1s to deepen the conversation.
What Great Remote Managers Do Differently (via HBR)
- “This is where micro-understanding comes in. It’s like being a coach who is very much in the game but not on the field.”
- Set priorities and clarify things
- Be on the lookout for problems, and help solve them
- Check in and show compassion