Leaderboards or Pinboards?
Leaderboards or pinboards for teams and communities? Are they really useful?
Katerina
Is DMing harming your community?
What form of interaction, private or public, is better at creating a community? Not surprisingly, it's a combination, each having its own purposes and benefits.
4 Thoughts on Psychological Safety
4 thoughts on psychological safety: How does it relate to trust? Can it exist between avatars? How does it spread in a team? Can it exist when without direct communication?
Recognizing the source of conflict in your community
Conflict is usually about the task (what to do & how to do it) or the person (personality, attitudes). Recognizing which conflict you are facing, helps resolve it.
Onboarding: forget about tasks; focus on talks
Onboarding serves two functions: Adding a new person to be part of the workflow and helping them become part of the team. The first aspect is easy, the second one is harder, but more important.
Do this exercise to discover your networth
Think about an important decision you took recently. I bet you asked around for advice. The people around you impact your success. Knowing your network accelerates your personal and professional growth.
In this exercise, you will do a series of short activities to achieve clarity on your network.
Understanding and helping the people around you
Three frameworks and how-to from understanding your web of relationships: Listen & Learn; Power & Responsibility; Give & Receive.
How can we innovate more?
Boundary-spanners are people who have frequent interaction with members of other teams and bridge silos. Thanks to them, teams are more creative.
Two Surefire Ways To Make Your Remote Teams More Creative
Avoid the Not Invented Here syndrome by developing a shared identity and stimulating employees to connect with people from other teams.
When is commitment bad?
Identifying with your profession or team leads to being committed to it. This identity influences your behavior and values. Too much of it, and you will be blind to shortcomings.