10. TM Maturity Model
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Blue Orange Black
Culture Mission-Vision-Values BHAG Manifesto
Metrics Cost based Productivity Analytics
Org Structure Org Chart Job descriptions Team/Tribe Mgnt
Hiring Job description fit Cultural fit Predictive
Onboarding 1-day welcome 1-month follow up 3-month nurturing
Communication Ac hoc Tactical Strategic / Culture based
Management Salary evaluation 360o Regular coaching
Compensation Benefits Target Incentives Stock options
Firing Ad hoc Standard Postmortem
Tools Ad hoc Payroll Stack
11. it depends on founders, stage, and market
What is culture?
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1. Missionary x Mercenary
2. Structured x Flexible
3. Thinking x Doing
4. Controlling x Delegating
5. Cautious x Risk Permitting
6. Diplomatic x Direct:
7. Individualistic x Collaborative
8. Internal x External
22. increasing speed over time is the one metric that
matters
Scrum: one problem at a time
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23. rapid iterations to learn and adjust
Scrum: weekly or bi-weekly sprints
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24. learn the expected output of each key lever (product,
sales, customer success, talent, operational system),
then improve it relentlessly
Scrum: structure it, then optimize
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