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 3 roles
- ✅ Has been referenced in 5 pieces of public recognition
- ℹ️ No one has achieved a milestone on this ability
- ⛔️ Last updated: almost 6 years ago
- ℹ️ Never conversed about
Role & Position Requirements
- Dev X Enablement Leadsmust be milestone 1+
- Hiring Managersare recommended to be milestone 1+
- Managersmust be milestone 2+
Examples / Observations
Observation created about 5 years agoThis is long overdue. Ethan is always very patient with me and no matter how trivial of a question I have, he always gives me his full attention and time. I have been trying to enhance my frontend skills and he is always very willing to help out and I really appreciate it.
Observation created over 5 years agoFeaturing:Anne L.We ask clarifying questionsWe highlight what's workingWe get agreementsQualitative ResearchCommunityEvaluative User ResearcherAnne Marie is an absolute rockstar to work with. Salesforce is no small animal to tackle and she came in with no context, asked great questions, challenged our squad, and whipped together an incredible research plan and executed it. I personally wrestled with how to wrap my arms around the never-ending questions around reporting and how it could go in so many different directions. She had a heavy hand in stringing together what we were trying to find out and making the user testing actually successful. I’m amazed at the level of insights we've gained from her meticulous script and ability to ask important clarifying questions. I appreciate her dedication to her craft and how she's always innovating on how to better her research practices.
If you ever get a chance to sit-in on user testing with Anne Marie, I highly recommend it. User testing can be difficult because you also have to manage the emotions and feedback from other humans. Her ability to guide users through research problems without creating biases is quite the balancing act. She's also incredibly friendly, accommodating and creates a comfortable environment that generates wonderful discussions. I've learned to be a better listener just by observing her. She can pivot on a dime or dive to 10,000 ft depths to really understand the root of the problems that our users face.
But what I'm most impressed with is Anne Marie's commitment to treating everyone equally and as humans first. From checking in with each of our squad members individually on mental health, to being incredibly compassionate and sensitive to what our clients are facing during this time, I really am blown away by how brings brightness to the room no matter where she goes. She's stepped up for me when I needed help, validated my feelings when I've been overwhelmed, and I know she has my back. It's a pleasure working with her and I'm so excited to get to be on her team.
Observation created almost 6 years agoFeaturing:Ethan M.Joseph A.Joshua A.Waseem D.We ask clarifying questionsWe get agreementsWe inspire others to do better workCommunityDesign CollaborationBack-end engineerFront-end engineerDiscovery engineerEpic shaperStory shaperI am grateful for how these 4 have been communicating on this project. This is a complex project for a variety of reasons. We are splitting up the frontend and the backend. Linking elements in our app is a difficult endeavor. The way these four have communicated to one another and to me has been such a joy. Whether it be Waseem posting killer updates in the channel, Joshua and Joseph presenting their findings on technical deep dives, or Ethan walking me through expectations on epic breakdown, everyone has chipped in to really get this off the ground.
I have been inspired to bring the level of clarity I have found here in other aspects of my job.
Observation created almost 6 years agoFeaturing:Thomas C.We put learners firstWe have difficult conversationsWe share before we're readyWe ask clarifying questionsWe own our requestsWe are truthfulWe are coachableWe inspire others to do better workWe don't wait to be told what to do, we take initiativeWe put the team before ourselvesWe challenge ourselvesWe critique, we don't complainRubyCommunityInitiativeMentorshipDesign CollaborationBack-end engineerIn last week's Learn Squad weekly huddle, the topic of a bug (dubbed "a hole in the spacetime continuum") came up. This bug came to life as a result of a story I had recently done in the Accessibility epic, but Tom had taken the initiative to fix it shortly after it was noted as an issue in Slack. I greatly appreciated him taking this on, but found myself feeling even more appreciative in Monday's meeting during the conversation around what happened/why the bug occurred. He explained that he guided me down the wrong path when I consulted him on some Ruby syntax while working on the ticket, and explained the fix. Prior to this, I had never seen someone take so much ownership over an issue that occurred from assisting another engineer. In my past work, the responsibility would've fallen all on me, so this experience left me in awe. I am very thankful to work alongside someone like Tom, who a) understands we're all human, and b) takes ownership of his work (whether that's in the codebase, or offering help to others)!
Observation created almost 6 years agoFeaturing:Conlin D.We put learners firstWe share before we're readyWe ask clarifying questionsWe highlight what's workingWe own our requestsWe recognize the opportunity in challengesWe inspire others to do better workWe don't wait to be told what to do, we take initiativeWe put the team before ourselvesWe challenge ourselvesWe critique, we don't complainCommunityInitiativeMentorshipProduct DiscoveryDiscovery engineerFront-end architectFront-end engineerLast week, I did a code review for Conlin. In the PR description, he did a phenomenal job at leaving detailed testing steps and notes around why the story was necessary. Beyond that, however, he also went out of his way to thoroughly talk through the issue on a deeper level. He explained the research he did on the problem, potential solutions (and why they wouldn't work), his decided solution (and why it does work), as well as the history and potential future of the problem. As both a reviewer and fellow engineer, I was really impressed by how much thought and effort went into this.
While I already find myself aiming to be as clear and informative as possible in my PR descriptions, seeing this inspired me to raise my standard going forward, and left me feeling grateful to work with Conlin.PR of Reference - https://github.com/lessonly/lessonly/pull/7482
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