startup communication, oct 2013
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Condensed slides from a workshop aimed at helping startup co-founders 1) communicate more effectively with each other, 2) establish group norms in the company that support better communication and 3) model better communication with employees.TRANSCRIPT
Startup
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CommunicationEd Batista@ Bloomberg SFOctober 7, 2013
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Executive coachInstructor @ Stanford GSBwww.edbatista.com
HBR Guide to Coaching Your Employees
Who am I?
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Where are we1:1 communicationGroup normsYou as partners and role models
going?
Startups ashuman systems
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Complex group dynamicsCommunication = survivalFeedback = learningRelationships matterLeaders as levers
Founder as avatar
Founder as avatarAvatara
The ideal made realCompany made in your image
Concepts #1The headlineSocial threatSCARF modelRelationshipsThe net
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The headlineFeedback is stressfulSo criticize with skill& give more (heartfelt) praise
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Can I give you
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some feedback?
Feedback and
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social threat
Threat responseaka “Fight or flight”
Physiological signs?Emotional signs?
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Threat responseCognitive impairment…
Decision-makingProblem-solvingCollaboration
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Social threat
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SCARF modelDavid RockWhat social situationstrigger a threatresponse?
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SCARF modelStatusCertaintyAutonomyRelatednessFairness
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SCARF model & feedbackThreat to…Status?Certainty?Autonomy?Relatedness?Fairness?
Use the modelWhen giving feedback…Be mindful of statusMinimize uncertaintyMaximize autonomyBuild the relationship*Play fair*
Use the modelWhen getting feedback…Recognize our threat responseManage our emotions (Norms help*)
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Relationships
John GottmanWhat characterizes successful relationships?
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RelationshipsFeeling known by the otherA culture of appreciationMutual influenceResponding to “bids”
5:1 positive to negative“Emotional bank account”
Relationships& conflict
Founder as avatarThink about your partner
How’s your emotional bank account?What are you doing to build the relationship?
Fairness
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The netDavid BradfordHow can we avoid triggering defensiveness?
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My behavior… Actions Statements Non-Verbals
Needs Motives
Intentions
Feelings Reactions
Responses
The netMe and my…
You and your…
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The netStay on our side of the netFocus on observed behaviorDisclose our responseDon’t guess at motivesMinimize social threat
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Founder as avatarThink about your partner
When do you cross their net?When do they cross yours?
Concepts #2Emotional intelligence & groupsTalking about feelingsGroup norms
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EQ and groupsWhy care?Effective teamsParticipation, cooperation, collaborationCan’t mandate behavior
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EQ and groupsEssential conditions…Mutual trustGroup identity (feeling of belonging)Group efficacy (belief in value of the team)Strongly affected by group EQ
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EQ and groupsIndividual EQEmotional awarenessEmotion regulation (≠ suppression)Inward (one’s own emotions)Outward (others’ emotions)
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EQ and groupsHigh EQ individuals ≠ High EQ groupGroup norms determine group EQCreate awareness of emotionHelp regulate emotion
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Founder as avatarYour behavior = company norms
How aware are you of your emotions?How well do you regulate your emotions?
Talking aboutAffect labelingAmygdalaTalking disrupts negative emotionTalking about emotion > Thinking about emotion
feelings
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Talking about
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Group normsNorms define what’s normativeCan we talk about feelings here?Overcome embarrassment/shame
feelings
Our norms
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Consider company normsCreate awareness of emotionsHelp regulate emotions
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We never… We always…
1. Spend time getting to knowothers personally.
Norms that createawareness
We never… We always…
2. Regularly ask how others are doing.
Norms that createawareness
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3. Share thoughts and emotionswith others in the moment.
Norms that createawareness
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4. Ask others who have been quiet in a discussion what they think.
Norms that createawareness
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5. Fully explore others’ resistanceto our decisions.
Norms that createawareness
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6. Set aside time to discuss and evaluateour own effectiveness.
Norms that createawareness
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7. Acknowledge and discuss the feelingin the group in the moment.
Norms that createawareness
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1. Have clear ground rules for productive behavior in meetings.
Norms that help regulate
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2. Call out behavior that violatesthose ground rules.
Norms that help regulate
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3. Express acceptance ofothers’ emotions.
Norms that help regulate
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4. Make time to discuss difficulties within the team
and the emotions they generate.
Norms that help regulate
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5. Use playfulness to acknowledgeand relieve stress.
Norms that help regulate
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6. Express optimism aboutthe team’s capabilities.
Norms that help regulate
We never… We always…
7. Provide others with positivefeedback in the moment.
Norms that help regulate
Our normsWhat norms do you have?What norms do you need?What can you do as leaders?
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Concepts #3Positive feedbackMindsetSoft start
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Positive feedbackA paradox
So importantSo often ineffectiveWhat’s wrong?
Positive feedbackWe may not trust it
We may even resent itWe often praise the wrong things
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Positive feedbackDon’t praise to buffer criticism
Use a soft start*
Positive feedbackDon’t praise to overcome resistance
Use other influence tactics
Positive feedbackDon’t praise ability
Praise effort and persistence
Carol DweckHow do we feel about our abilities?How do we feel about our mistakes?
Mindset
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Talent & intelligence are inherent traits
Mistakes are failures or character flaws
Negative emotional response to mistakes
Talent & intelligence can be developed
Mistakes are learning opportunities
Pay close attention to mistakes & learn more
Fixed Growth
Mindset
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Soft start
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Not like this
Soft start
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Like this
Soft startBegin with positive intent(But no bullshit)Emphasize mutual goalsBe aware of our own stress
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1:1 feedbackWhen getting feedback…Observe your threat responseDo you want to ask for specific feedback?
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1:1 feedback
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When giving feedback…Positive feedback encouragedWhen criticizing, stay on your side of the netOne option: When you do [X], I feel [Y].
