catehstn’s avatarcatehstn’s Twitter Archive—№ 37,537

                                1. When do you feel great at work? What would it be like to feel like that every day? duretti #leaddev
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                                "How do we get the most people to do their best work?" The best process is one that we don't feel. duretti #leaddev
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                              A few things are important for a good work environment. Excellence comes back to team dynamics, and so does dysfunction. duretti #leaddev
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                            The idea is that the principles for a happy team in general will also correlate to an inclusive team. duretti #leaddev
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                          "Tech doesn't just export it's products, but also it's cultural norms." duretti #leaddev
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                        If we expect the world to work the way we work, then we need to improve on these processes. duretti #leaddev
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                      We are on slack instead of email. Coordination is on the rise. We might spend more than 75% of our day coordinating. duretti #leaddev
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                    If a company wants to outstrip competitors, needs to not just influence how people work, but how they work together. duretti #leaddev
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                  "Don't know why we didn't call software engineering soft skills, in the name. The hard part is interacting with people." duretti #leaddev
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                A society where everyone is for themselves, normal things like empathy and community are driven out. Don't want that. duretti #leaddev
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              Stop treating these things like weaknesses. These things are strengths. duretti #leaddev
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            "Engaged in my work, but not consumed by my work. I don't think professional successes are the only successes in life." duretti #leaddev
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          A team is a group of people who get together to work on a shared goal. Might be part of multiple teams. duretti #leaddev
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        Norms are very powerful. It's how we as humans enforce group behaviour. duretti #leaddev
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      A good team wants you to win. Has a sense of togetherness. Is safe - has a learning culture. duretti #leaddev
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    Blameless portmortems come out of this idea of vulnerability. Allows to identify structural problems. duretti #leaddev
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      If we could be more honest about our shortcomings, we would get a lot further. duretti #leaddev
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        Vulnerable, connected teams more productive. They also make better decisions - takes a lot of bad ideas to get to good. duretti #leaddev
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          Good teams share control, they care when people are flustered or upset, treat concerns of others like their own. Caring. duretti #leaddev
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            Things that satisfy you as an individual, also satisfy a team. Work is important, meaningful, clearly defined, safe. duretti #leaddev
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              My burnout talk got a shout out from duretti I am here live tweeting and blowing kisses. 💋 #leaddev
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                Want to be able to bring your best self to work. duretti #leaddev
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                  Do you practise active listening? Repeat it back? Make sure they know that you've heard them? Baseline if trust. duretti #leaddev
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                    Games are surprisingly amazing at fostering human connection. Become more in sync. duretti #leaddev
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                      Pair programming! Very rare to we talk about code in concrete terms. Pair programming: nuts and bolts programming w/team. duretti #leaddev
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                        Better meetings. Best meeting is the meeting you don't have. If have one, practise good meeting hygiene. duretti #leaddev
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                          Have an agenda! Gives people a chance to think about what they are going to say. Good for women, and introverts. duretti #leaddev
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                            Great for remote teams, helps them feel more gelled and in sync. Interruption free meetings. duretti #leaddev
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                              Women often get interrupted! It's good to get your whole thought out before you get interrupted. duretti #leaddev
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                                Chit chat is often the most important part of meeting. This is when you find out what is going on in your coworkers lives. duretti #leaddev
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                                  Seeing people as humans is the start of connecting with them. duretti #leaddev
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                                    Giving good feedback is really helpful. But you can't make people do what they don't want to do. duretti #leaddev
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                                      Even when choice is meaningless, as humans we want it. We all crave autonomy. duretti #leaddev
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                                        The way that things change over time, is small things that people do that build the basis of popular movements. duretti #leaddev
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                                          Productivity is a measure of comfort. Good teams unlock a big measure of productivity. Don't surpress your humanity. duretti #leaddev