What makes a good team by google
1. Equal speaking2. Equal listening -> Psychological safety
Call the person name when speaking
Stop doing what they are speaking.
Clarify with the person to show listening. (Repeat)
- Nod
- Handgestures
Building team
- Clear goals
- Defining work style
Great team leaders
- Do not command
- Anytime leader
- No title can still leader
- Take initiative to share the idea, do not dominate the conversation
- Look for opportunities to lead
People oriented behaviors
Project leadership 101:
Mistakes:
1) Focus on task, planning all the time
- People dependent
- Team and stakeholders are an asset (Big)
- Mixture
Recommendation
- One on one meeting
- Spend time to understand other people. (Strengths and likes)
2) Not understanding people
Recommendation
Meet the people outside of the project context
Bond with them
3) Not meeting the people face to face
- Sending emails
- Not facing the person
Recommendation
Leadership activities
One to one meetup
Meeting behaviors
Task facilitating
- Initiative to start
- Seeking opinion
- Give opinion
- Give agenda
(No scripting)
Group maintance
- Coordinate
- Encouraging
- Compromising
- Harmonising
Self oriented
- Not controlling
- Not withdrawing
- Do not belittle
- Do not block
- Do not seek attention
- Do not divert
Meeting agenda
- Items for discussion
- Order
- Time schedule (Optional)
Effective meeting
Biggest complaints in meeting:
- Poorly structure and no agenda
- Poorly structure and no agenda
What to expect and why they are there
- Too long and go off topic
Agenda must be precise and achievements to be done
Time would be good
- People do not prepare
Items must be clear and expectation must be written
1) Discuss new team structure
Plan the roles and the structure.
Proposals
Write out the expectation of everyone and jobs
Taking minutes/notes
1) Bring notebook/laptop
2) Include people who were there and not
3) Record the time
4) Note anuthing that was done or not done
5) Record a new business
6) Any action items that is agreed, do not transcribe
7) Type out meeting asap and distributed to members