Description
Builds community internally, gives of themself to the team and champions and extols company values.
Milestone 1
I have observed this person showing a consistent, comfortable, continuous, and clear positive impact to a squad when wielding this ability, and therefore I would put them in situations where they can employ this ability with only a small amount of guidance
- Makes space for others to participate
- Collaborates with other P&E members outside direct responsibilities.
- Finds ways to ramp up and engage new hires quickly
- Joins groups or committees outside regular duties
Milestone 2
I have observed this person showing a consistent, comfortable, continuous, and clear positive impact to a squad when wielding this ability, and therefore I would put them in situations where they can employ this ability, with no assistance as well as being a trusted active or passive mentor to others
- Works to bring team members together during work hours to share and learn together
- Pitches in to help other teams hit deadlines without missing own deadlines.
- Uses position to raise difficult issues on someone's behalf.
- Organizing team-shares every checkpoint
- Organizing team-lunches where team members can connect, learn, and grow with each other
- Goes above and beyond on removing blockers for the team, serving the team without complaint.
Milestone 3
I have observed this person showing a consistent, comfortable, continuous, and clear positive impact to multiple squads when wielding this ability, and therefore I would put them in situations where they can employ this ability as well as being considered an expert within this discipline
- Implements concrete programs to significantly improve team inclusivity and connectedness.
- Helps identify the need and sees out the implementation of an employee engagement tool for our team
Milestone 4
I have observed this person showing a consistent, comfortable, continuous, and clear positive impact to a squad when wielding this ability, and therefore I would put them in situations where they can not only employ this ability but where they set the tone for this at the company level
- Implements programs to help our P&E team connect and network with the wider community.
- Works with HR to create new programs to bring the team together
Milestone 5
I have observed this person showing a consistent, comfortable, continuous, and clear positive impact to not just internal teams but the community/industry in general when wielding this ability, and they are recognized by the community/industry as an expert
- Speaks at conferences/meet-ups about how to create community within your team
- Publishes articles/posts about best practices community creation within a team
Configuration Health
- ✅ Associated with 4 roles
- ✅ Has been referenced in 4 pieces of public recognition
- ℹ️ No one has achieved a milestone on this ability
- ⛔️ Last updated: about 3 years ago
- ℹ️ Never conversed about
Role & Position Requirements
- Function Leadersmust be milestone 1+
- People Managersmust be milestone 2+
- Recruiter / Sourcersmust be milestone 1+
Examples / Observations
Observation created 10 months agoStarts with observing an issue by (conversing with her direct report)[https://careerplug.slack.com/archives/C037Z53KPHQ/p1713276253909209].
Then she identifies a potential solutions and steps up to execute the solution.
Then owned it, and lead the 5 dysfunctions of a team workshops.
Ensured it was not in the squads way (additive and unobtrusive)... and handled the scheduling to ensure it stayed that way.
Has had (great communication)[https://careerplug.slack.com/archives/C037Z53KPHQ/p1736174398474009?thread_ts=1735833915.695419&cid=C037Z53KPHQ] with the management team.
But more importantly than any of that... I've personally heard from multiple members of the team that they found it to be really valuable and the issues they were dealign with are beginning to melt away 💪🏾
Speak Up Step Up - Results - Improvement of Daily Work - Without anyone complaining about it?!?!?! Rare and wonderful!!
Observation created about 2 years agoGrrrr... standups aren't as useful because there are so many that no one reads them all. But they are important for keeping everyone informed, connected, and supported.
CW: 🤔 What if we build a form that sends the standup to the channel with everyone AND to the squad channel?
When folks are blocked, it is hard to know. No one LIKES saying "hey i'm stuck"... there is NO inclusive way to do this, so ohh well, status quo I guess.
CW: Nah... what if in that standup form we had a safe radio button that gives folks options. This may not work, but it is low cost, and if it does work to drive attention to when someone is blocked isn't that worth it?
We don't have a culture of learning... by that I mean, where do you put stuff that is interesting that helped you? Gah... too hard, so status quo
CW: Sooo, learning is a daily thing right? Why not ask ourselves daily, if there is something you've learned that you think others may find interest in or benefit from. We could build a habit of learning and isn't that the root of a learning culture?
I could go on... but I hope you get the point. CW is the CP Iron-Man (to know what I mean, checkout a few seconds of this TikTok... CW doesn't just rest on their laurels, they sense and respond. They do!!!
I adore everything about this. The desire for things to be better... the initiative... the fact that I love the single simple solution that creates a system to reinforce good habits, improve inclusiveness, and elevates everyone.
CW... you already know I'm a SUPER FAN of yours... and this is but one example of why.
Also... to be clear about what inspired me to post this? In the #product_team channel we've had THREE interesting learnings POSTED, SHARED, CROSS-POLLINATED to everyone in just the past 24 hours. Of course there could be alert fatigue at some point, but right now... it is absolutely amazing. It is how you build a culture.
This goes beyond my "reasonably highest" accolades of a :snoop-nod:.... this gets the super rare :snoop-nod: :snoop-dance:!!!
Well done! KEEP ITERATING!!! :high-five:
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