four secrets of a high performing team

Four Secrets of a High Performing Team

Innova7on, Trusted Process, Teamwork & Joy

Douglas Ross [email protected]

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Apollo 13 http://youtu.be/C2YZnTL596Q

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Hypothesis

Teams we admire need innova>on, leverage a trusted process, master

teamwork and enjoy what they do!

Who Am I?  Agile Coach, OnVelocity 2012

 Development Manager, PTC 2010

 Systems Manager, PTC 2008

 Agile/SCRUM Practitioner 2002

 Senior So_ware Developer, Kronos 2001

  So_ware Developer, MaxSol 1998

 Consultant, Harvard University 1994

Agile Manifesto

Agile Manifesto Created in 2001

Agile Focused Us On

Shared Values and Principles Mo7vated Individuals

Sustainable Processes

Self-‐organizing Teams

Adap7ng team behavior to innovate

Technical Excellence

Minimizing Effort

VersionOne 2011 Survey

hEp://www.versionone.com/state_of_agile_development_survey/11/

Large Organiza7ons

Set the Stage

Why are companies going Agile?

Why are companies going Agile?

GE Gets Agile

“We wanted to add more value to the business faster”

-‐-‐ Craig Fischberg, CIO GE Healthcare

hEp://blogs.wsj.com/cio/2012/05/30/ge-‐becomes-‐more-‐agile/

Why go Agile?


do more, faster with less

Do MORE, FASTER with LESS STUFF!

Is Agile working?


wikispeed.com

hEp://youtu.be/x8jdx-‐lf2Dw

http://youtu.be/x8jdx-lf2Dw

wikispeed process

Joe Jus7ce discusses how Agile methods helped build a 100mpg car in 3 months:

http://youtu.be/x8jdx-lf2Dw

wikispeed.com

They need Innova>on They rely on a Trusted Process They master Teamwork They have Fun working

How is Agile enabling teams?

How is Agile enabling teams to do more, faster with less

stuff?

Secret 1: Innovate

Necessity is the mother of inven>on innova>on!

Innovate

How we work

What we make

Lean Startup Principles

hEp://theleanstartup.com/

What does Innovate mean?

hEp://www.myetymology.com/la7n/innovare.html

Defini7on of Innovate

hEp://www.merriam-‐webster.com/dic7onary/innovate

Self-‐Organizing Teams

hEp://agilemanifesto.org/principles.html

Innova7on Engine

How to innovate?

•  Enable Crea>vity –  Share the experience. –  Remove communica3on barriers. – Have at it.

•  Foster Par>cipa>on – Move CEO out of his office for project room. –  Enable more people to see what is going on. – Well-‐designed space helps team stay focused.

•  Deliver Innova>on –  Innova7on is the crea7on and delivery of new ideas.

hEp://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/03/making_innova7on_teams_even_m.html

Enable Crea7vity

hEp://blog.salescrunch.com/just-‐say-‐yes/

Foster Par>cipa>on

hEp://philanthropy.com/blogs/innova7on/get-‐a-‐project-‐room/93

Deliver Innova>on

hEp://7mkastelle.org/blog/2011/06/the-‐innova7on-‐matrix-‐revised/

wikispeed.com

They need Innova>on They rely on a Trusted Process They emphasize Teamwork They have Fun working

Secret 2: Trusted Process

hEp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agile_so_ware_development

hEp://www.xqa.com.ar/visualmanagement/2009/04/daily-‐scrum-‐against-‐the-‐board/

Remove the daily stand up

Large Organiza>ons Need Consistency

Large Organiza>ons Need Consistency

Trusted Process is to a team…

what a lighthouse is to a ship!

Don’t Innovate Trusted Process

Teamwork Introduc7on

hEp://www.flickr.com/photos/budslife/1771179517/sizes/m/in/photostream/

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Secret 3: Teamwork is Individual Skill

hEp://www.amazon.com/Teamwork-‐Is-‐Individual-‐Skill-‐Responsibility/dp/1576751554

Communica7on Indicator of Success

hEp://blogs.hbr.org/video/2012/03/measure-‐your-‐teams-‐success.html

Why So Many Mee7ngs?

hEp://www.agileiq.org/2009/03/13/why-‐are-‐there-‐so-‐many-‐mee7ngs-‐in-‐scrum/

Bioteams Principle Treat all team

members as Leaders

hEp://www.bioteams.com/2005/07/01/virtual_team_produc7vity.html

Teamwork is Leadership

Teaching Learning Teamwork

Teamwork is Leadership

Leading Following Teamwork

Teamwork makes life easier!

Bhutan Gross Na7onal Happiness

hEp://www.facebook.com/pages/Bhutan-‐Olympic-‐CommiEee/193194684050238

wikispeed.com


Brian Marick Joy http://youtu.be/0U0cfejYMOI

hEp://www.exampler.com/ease-‐and-‐joy.html

Secret 4: The Fun Factor

Love, Energy, Audacity, Proof (LEAP) Leadership – Steve Farber

Happiness Metric –  Jeff Sutherland – hEp://www.happinessmetric.com/ – hEp://scrum.jeffsutherland.com/2010/11/happiness-‐metric-‐wave-‐of-‐future.html

HBR – Happy Employees Are More Produc7ve

The Happiness Advantage

hEp://www.ted.com/talks/view/lang/en//id/1344

http://youtu.be/GXy__kBVq1M

Fan At Work vs. Fun Doing Work

hEp://blog.addic7nggames.com/tag/fun-‐at-‐work-‐day/

Fun Doing Work

hEp://ridiculouslyefficient.com/2012/02/17/engaged-‐employees-‐catalyze-‐economic-‐growth

Demo Mee7ng

5 Rou>nes to Add to Your Workday for Max Produc>vity

•  Batch process email •  Focus periods •  Weekly automa>on audit

•  Exercise •  Ac>ve rest

hEp://ridiculouslyefficient.com/2012/07/26/rou7nes-‐to-‐add-‐to-‐your-‐workday

Make Work Fun

hEp://force10coaching.com/2011/04/23/having-‐fun-‐at-‐work/

We Expect More from Teams

HBR – Gewng More Out of Your Team – “Lean” Knowledge Work

Forbes – Agility: The Ingredient Defines The Next Genera7on

– Wikispeed’s secret sauce: Agile

Informa7onWeek –  Time To Do More With Less

Teams Maximize Poten7al by…

•  Innovate how they work and what they make •  Leverage a Trusted Process to guide them

•  Master Teamwork for team’s benefit

•  Enjoy successes and failures along the way

You make a difference! You + Team

=

High Performance!

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Ques7ons?

Thank You

Thank you!

References •  http://www.inc.com/geoffrey-james/have-a-fabulous-workday-10-tricks.html •  http://www.versionone.com/state_of_agile_development_survey/11/ •  http://blogs.wsj.com/cio/2012/05/30/ge-becomes-more-agile/ •  http://youtu.be/x8jdx-lf2Dw - Joe Justice wikispeed ted talk •  http://theleanstartup.com/ •  http://www.myetymology.com/latin/innovare.html •  http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/innovate •  http://agilemanifesto.org/principles.html •  http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/03/making_innovation_teams_even_m.html •  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agile_software_development •  http://www.xqa.com.ar/visualmanagement/2009/04/daily-scrum-against-the-board/ •  http://www.flickr.com/photos/budslife/1771179517/sizes/m/in/photostream/ •  http://www.amazon.com/Teamwork-Is-Individual-Skill-Responsibility/dp/1576751554 •  http://blogs.hbr.org/video/2012/03/measure-your-teams-success.html •  http://www.agileiq.org/2009/03/13/why-are-there-so-many-meetings-in-scrum/ •  http://www.bioteams.com/2005/07/01/virtual_team_productivity.html •  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bhutan-Olympic-Committee/193194684050238 •  http://www.happinessmetric.com/ •  http://scrum.jeffsutherland.com/2010/11/happiness-metric-wave-of-future.html •  http://www.ted.com/talks/view/lang/en//id/1344 - Sean Achor Happiness Advantage ted talk •  http://blog.addictinggames.com/tag/fun-at-work-day/ •  http://ridiculouslyefficient.com/2012/02/17/engaged-employees-catalyze-economic-growth •  http://force10coaching.com/2011/04/23/having-fun-at-work/

Why do teams fail?

Define Team

“a small number of people with complementary skills who are commiEed to a common purpose, set of performance goals, and approach for which they hold themselves mutually accountable.”

-‐-‐ Jon Katzenbach and Douglas Smith, The Discipline of Teams

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