Description
Builds community internally, gives of themself to the team, and champions and extols company values
We are not trying to build a family, but we are trying to build a team where people trust and support each other, and work hard to build something together. We highly value those people who always pitch in to help, who do tedious refactoring for the good of the team, or who work to build a culture of collaboration, community, and togetherness.
Milestone 1
(adds 1 mile to your journey)
Is available and present on current teams, and works to contribute positively to company culture
| Examples | |
|---|---|
| Participates in team activities and offsites | Joined and actively participated in the web client guild |
| Treats colleagues and clients with respect | Brought a small gift back from vacation for the team |
| Joins groups or committees outside regular duties | Wrote entertaining and informative Prod Ops writeups on Hatch |
Milestone 2
(adds 3 miles to your journey)
Steps up, builds connectedness, and takes concrete actions to promote an inclusive culture
| Examples | |
|---|---|
| Makes space for others to participate | Created onboarding bingo |
| Collaborates with other engineers outside direct responsibilities | Brought shy and introverted people into a dominant conversation |
| Finds ways to ramp up and engage new hires quickly | Volunteered as secretary for a team |
Milestone 3
(adds 6 miles to your journey)
Contributes to improving team relatedness, and helps build a culture of lending support
| Examples | |
|---|---|
| Takes on additional Watch shifts at short notice | Lead Watch cycles with little support while still contributing to projects |
| Pitches in to help other teams hit deadlines, without missing own deadlines | Started and drove the LGBTQIA ERG |
| Uses position to raise difficult issues on someone's behalf | Stayed positive and improved team morale during period after layoffs |
Milestone 4
(adds 12 miles to your journey)
Exemplifies selflessness for the team without compromising responsibilities, and lifts everyone up
| Examples | |
|---|---|
| Goes above and beyond on the Watch, serving the team without complaint | Devoted large amount of time to helping outside direct responsibilities |
| Implements concrete programs to signficantly improve team inclusivity | Refactored hundreds of legacy Shepherd nodes |
| Takes on large amounts of tedious grunt work for the team without being asked | Acted as sole maintainer of Boxen for years |
Milestone 5
(adds 20 miles to your journey)
Lives the company values, guards positive culture, and defines policies that support relatedness between teams
| Examples | |
|---|---|
| Brings separate teams together to build relatedness | Organized wine and olive tasting offsite to Napa for the whole engineering org |
| Holds individuals, teams, and leadership accountable to Medium's values | Devised, delivered and acted on findings from an engineer happiness survey |
| Sets the tone, policy, and goals around maintaining an inclusive company | Challenged and corrected exclusionary behaviour or policies |
Configuration Health
- ✅ Associated with 1 role
- ⚠️ Has been referenced in no observations
- ℹ️ No one has achieved a milestone on this ability
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Role & Position Requirements
- Strengthenersare recommended to be milestone 1+
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