Stride Debbie Madden 5 Secrets to Scale Your Tech Team
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This document outlines 5 secrets for scaling a tech team without failing: 1. Recognize when a team has entered a state of chaos based on indicators like things becoming harder, people becoming unhappy, and procedures getting in the way. 2. Change up meeting rhythms, roles, personnel, and hire a coach when scaling to a new level to adapt the team structure. 3. Clearly communicate the overall why or mission behind the company to keep team members motivated as things change. 4. Prioritize team productivity by establishing working agreements, ensuring equitable speaking proportions, and creating a shared definition of success. 5. Protect team health by building trust both in capabilities and motivations, facilitating healthy conflicts
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Stride Debbie Madden 5 Secrets to Scale Your Tech Team
- 1. www.stride.nyc 5 Secrets To Scale Your Tech Team Without Failing Debbie Madden CEO & Founder debbie@stride.nyc @debbiemadden200
- 2. www.stride.nyc “We back a good team and a team is the most important criteria for investment.” ~ said every VC everywhere
- 5. www.stride.nyc Communication is hard and it gets infinitely more complex as your team gets bigger. The Problem
- 6. www.stride.nyc “The single most untapped competitive advantage is teamwork.” ~ Patrick Lencioni
- 7. www.stride.nyc 5 Secrets To Scale Your Tech Team 1. Recognize chaos 2. Change it up 3. Communicate the why 4. Prioritize team productivity 5. Protect team health
- 9. www.stride.nyc Leadership Crisis Creativity Direction Autonomy Crisis Delegation Control Crisis Coordination Red Tape Crisis Collaboration Growth Crisis Alliances Greiner Curve Chaos Calm
- 10. www.stride.nyc How to Tell Chaos Calm Things Hard Easy People Unhappy Happy Procedures Get in the way Help Management Misaligned Aligned
- 11. www.stride.nyc Some of the smartest tech leaders I know have missed the signs their teams are in chaos.
- 13. www.stride.nyc 5 Secrets To Improve Team Communication 1. Recognize chaos 2. Change it up 3. Communicate the why 4. Prioritize team productivity 5. Protect team health
- 15. www.stride.nyc Change 4 Things • Meeting rhythms • Roles • Humans • And, get a coach
- 16. www.stride.nyc Meeting Rhythms • Kill/Combine/Keep Retrospectives on Meetings • Every 6 months • Length, cadence, attendees, agenda • Fist of fives
- 17. www.stride.nyc Roles/Humans 1. Wipe the slate clean 2. Identify roles needed 3. Plug in current team members in the seat most ideal for them now 4. See what gaps you have left 5. Should any humans be put in a different role? Demoted or fired? Promoted?
- 20. www.stride.nyc 5 Secrets To Improve Team Communication 1. Recognize chaos 2. Change it up 3. Communicate the why 4. Prioritize team productivity 5. Protect team health
- 22. www.stride.nyc
- 23. www.stride.nyc Apple’s What: We Make Great Computers Apple’s Why: We believe in challenging the status quo. Apple’s How: Make stuff that’s beautifully designed and user friendly.
- 24. www.stride.nyc 5 Secrets To Improve Team Communication 1. Recognize chaos 2. Change it up 3. Communicate the why 4. Prioritize team productivity 5. Protect team health
- 26. www.stride.nyc The Best Teams: • Speak in same proportion • Can sacrifice an item they want for something the team needs ~ New York Times: “What Google Learned from it’s Quest to Build the Perfect Team”
- 27. www.stride.nyc Working agreements • Continuously earn your seat at the table • Disagree and commit • silence = disagreement • Create a measurable definition of success
- 28. www.stride.nyc 5 Secrets To Improve Team Communication 1. Recognize chaos 2. Change it up 3. Communicate the why 4. Prioritize team productivity 5. Protect team health
- 31. www.stride.nyc 2 Types of Trust • Capability • Desire
- 33. www.stride.nyc Friendster vs Facebook Case Study: Trust &Healthy Conflict Season 5 Episodes 2 and 3
- 34. www.stride.nyc 5 Secrets to Scale Your Tech Team 1. Recognize chaos 2. Change it up 3. Communicate the why 4. Prioritize team productivity 5. Protect team health
- 36. www.stride.nyc Questions? Debbie Madden CEO & Founder debbie@stride.nyc @debbiemadden200 www.stride.nyc
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