creating great teams - how self-selection lets people excel
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@smamol
@smamol
5000 people
450 teams
10 countries
2/3rds of NZ’s domestic internet traffic
3000 Chickens per month
Growing
Image: www.theseekersmanual.com
The art of team design
60%more productive
Rally research: h6p://bit.ly/1ITbFb2
Stable teams are
60% design
30% launch
10% development
Research J. Richard Hackman: h6p://bit.ly/1JSM2sl
Image: h6p://www.drinksandlibaDons.com
Total Squadification
PEOPLE KNOW BEST…
Fear!
• the principle works
• have 10 minute rounds
• visualise
Trial
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Going all in …
A leap of faith for people
Be prepared!
balcony
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Image: Henrik Kniberg
Define Squads
• deliver end-to-end
• 3-7 people
• co-located
Constraints
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The big day
When to stop?
The last round
15/16 Full Squads!
What did we learn?
@molio
It’s all about relationships!
@smamol
Aren’t people going to start arguing and bitching?
Is some poor person not going to be picked?
How do you persuade management?
How do you deal with people’s fears?
Can you please add additional rules and constraints?
@smamol
Aren’t people going to start arguing and bitching?
@smamol
Is some poor person not going to be picked?
@smamol
How do you persuade management?
@smamol
How do you deal with people’s fears?
@smamol
Can you please add these additional rules and constraints?
@smamol
Won’t there be really unpopular areas?
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Liar, liar …
4 years later
People getting happier
http://nomad8.com/how-we-measure-work-happiness/
45+ Squads
Henrik Kniberg
“I joined Trade Me because I heard that I
could pick my own team.”
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months
Trade Me “squadify” every …
6 @smamol
Know your history!
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Why self-selection works
Full Buy-in
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