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Jan 19 2017, Redbubble
The art of
self-organising teams
Create amazing teams by applying Autonomy, Mastery & Purpose
About Me
Tom Sommer
Engineering Manager @ Redbubble
au.linkedin.com/in/leadintech medium.com/@tom.leadintech
The Background
(Self-Organising) Teams
Self-organising teams
Setting their own goals
Deciding on the team composition
Defining and managing the process
Executing the work
Team performance
Not about the individual
Collective Intelligence
Three Principles
AUTONOMY
MASTERY
PURPOSE
AUTONOMY
MASTERY
PURPOSE
SELF-ORGANISING /
HIGH-PERFORMING
TEAMS
Agile
Lean
Goals
Product
Vision
Guide with Purpose
The desire to do something with meaning
Photo by Etienne Desclides
Meaningful Vision
Spark excitement and engagement
Create alignment
Exemplified by everybody
AUTONOMY
MASTERY
PURPOSE
Side Note: Goals
Direction and Focus
Energy and Motivation
Engagement
Performance
Goals on Every Level
Create a company of
enduring value
Encourage buyers to
come back and repeat
Guide the team to deliver value
consistently at a high pace
COMPANY
TEAM
INDIVIDUAL
AUTONOMY
MASTERY
PURPOSE
Aim for perfection with Mastery
The urge to learn and become better
Photo by John Robert-Nicoud
Delivering
Master your Agile
Short Iterations
Iteration Planning and Retro
AUTONOMY
MASTERY
PURPOSE
Creating Value
Lean Startup
Build, Measure, Learn
Minimum Valuable Product
Measure the right things AUTONOMY
MASTERY
PURPOSE
Lean Startup
AUTONOMY
MASTERY
PURPOSE
http://www.extremeuncertainty.com/why-agile-projects-need-to-fund-bml-properly/build-measure-learn/
Minimum Valuable Product
http://blog.crisp.se/2016/01/25/henrikkniberg/making-sense-of-mvp
Creating Value
Lean Startup
Build, Measure, Learn
Minimum Valuable Product
Measure the right things AUTONOMY
MASTERY
PURPOSE
Cross-Functionality
Involve all the disciplines you need
Including anyone outside the department
Work Culture: Sharing of goals
Work Culture: Mini 1:1’s within the team AUTONOMY
MASTERY
PURPOSE
Build the foundation with Autonomy
Our desire to be self-directed
Goal Setting
Allow the team to give feedback
Define the What and Why, not the How
AUTONOMY
MASTERY
PURPOSE
Day-to-Day
Prevent micro-management
Share work across all disciplines
Whole team (iteration) planning
Making decisions is not the leaders job AUTONOMY
MASTERY
PURPOSE
Innovation
Set aside time for “moonshot” projects
Introduce hack / innovation days
AUTONOMY
MASTERY
PURPOSE
The art of creating self-organising teams
Build the foundation with Autonomy
Aim for perfection with Mastery
Guide with Purpose
Thank You!
Four part series on Medium:
https://goo.gl/pAJ32l
au.linkedin.com/in/leadintech medium.com/@tom.leadintech

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