The Kaizen of
Interpersonal
Feedback
9 May
2018
Carlo Beschi - Agile Coach
Manuele Piastra - Agile Coach
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What did you see?
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INTRO
What’s on the Menu?
▫ Hello!
▫ Interpersonal feedback -
what, why & how
▫ DOs and DON'Ts
▫ 121 feedback: a roleplay
▫ 121 feedback: tools
▫ Team feedback: tools
▫ Team Feedback: The Johari
window
▫ Q&A
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/Me
▫ Working as an Agile Coach
▫ Technical background
▫ Agile practitioner since 2005
▫ Sincerely passionate about
collaborative, iterative,
experimental approach to
digital products
development
▫ A web guy, with expertise in
small to medium companies
(3 to 800 devs)
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@carloz
/Me
▫ JavaScript guy since 2000
▫ Agile addict since 2006
▫ Helping teams &
organizations toward
agility
▫ Continuous learner
▫ Android developer
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@manupia
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The Knowsy Game
Exercise:
The Knowsy Game
▫ Sit in a group (4 people)
▫ Say 3 things about yourself
▪ 2 are true
▪ 1 is a lie
▫ People need to guess the lie
“I starred in a soap opera”
“I speak five languages”
“I can lick my own elbow”
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(9 mins)
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Feedback
What & Why
Feedback: a definition
▫ Giving valuable
information to
another person to
help them improve
▫ Feedback is given to
strengthen confidence &
improve effectiveness
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Feedback is a gift
Feedback at work.
Why?
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Tell me again
Why do we need
Feedback?
▫ Modern architectures are
complex & distributed
▫ People with different skills
and mindsets need to
collaborate
▫ We operate in VUCA
settings (Volatile, Uncertain,
Complex, Ambiguous)
▫ Collaboration is key for
performance
Useful on different
levels
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▫ Personal effectiveness &
growth
▫ Team effectiveness &
growth
▫ Organizational
effectiveness & growth
Exercise:
Feedback & You
▫ Create groups (4 people)
▫ Answer these questions:
▪ How much time do you
spend, per week, on
giving/receiving feedback?
▪ Describe a recent,
concrete, scenario of you
giving/receiving feedback
at work & the outcome?
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(9 mins)
1 min to think
2 min to share with a peer
4 to share in the group
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What did you see?
Playback:
How much time on
Feedback?
▫ PWC Survey: > 75% of
respondents believe that
feedback is valuable
▫ 45% of respondents also
value feedback from their
peers & clients or
customers
▫ < 30% said they receive it
▫ Not once a year, give & get
feedback every month
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121 Feedback
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121 Feedback
DOs & DON’Ts
Giving Feedback to another
person: DOs
▫ Timely
▫ Safe
▪ ask for permission
▪ private
▫ Be mindful of how you
communicate
▫ Offer your help
▫ Describe the impacts
(I-message)
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Giving Feedback to another
person: DOs
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Giving Feedback to another
person: DON’Ts
▫ Don’t use negatives + but
▫ Don’t “should” people
▫ Avoid always/never/why
▫ Turn feedback into a
judgement
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Receiving Feedback from
another person
▫ Say “Thanks!”
▫ Nothing else? Well…
Avoid
▫ Excuses
▫ Defensive attitude
Prefer
▫ Listen carefully
▫ Ask questions
▫ Discuss improvements
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121 Feedback: RolePlay
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What did you see?
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Structured 121s:
Driving valuable conversations
Concerns
Goals Review
Questions
Need help with
GOAL SCORE (1-5) Help with Who
New Actions
1 2 1
09/05/18
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Give us a feedback
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Team Feedback
Tools
Appreciation Cards
▫ Download them
▫ Print (& laminate)
▫ Every iteration: 10 minutes
for appreciation
▫ Collected information can
be introduced in the
discussion with your peers
or line manager
▫ Gamify!
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Team orientation meeting
▫ Define roles
▫ What is expected from
everyone to succeed as a
team?
▫ What behaviours help us,
what don’t?
▫ What are our values?
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The Johari Window Model
▫ Helps understand
relationship with yourself
& others
▫ Psychologists Joseph Luft &
Harrington Ingham (1955)
▫ The goal is to make your
“Arena” bigger
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Exercise: The Johari Window
▫ Groups of 4 people
▫ Choose 5 adjectives that
describe you
▫ Your teammates will also
choose 5 adjectives for you
▫ See how many matches you
have
▫ Discuss those falling in the
blind/hidden area
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(19 mins)
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What did you see?
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carlo.beschi@gmail.com
manupia@gmail.com
Your questions
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Assets & Refs
● Appreciation Cards
● 1 2 1 Template
● Non violent communication (book)
● Radical candor (book)
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Bonus Material
The Radical Candor Approach
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▫ “The ability to Challenge
Directly and show you Care
Personally at the same time”
▫ Be kind & clear
▫ Be specific & sincere
Get Feedback
The Wheel of Work
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Wheel of Work exercise
▫ Define an “Angel”
▫ Rate your areas
▫ Discuss your rating with
your Angel
▫ Define goals for self
improvement
▫ Meet regularly with your
Angel to collect feedback
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The kaizen of interpersonal feedback - Agile Manchester

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    The Kaizen of Interpersonal Feedback 9May 2018 Carlo Beschi - Agile Coach Manuele Piastra - Agile Coach
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    What’s on theMenu? ▫ Hello! ▫ Interpersonal feedback - what, why & how ▫ DOs and DON'Ts ▫ 121 feedback: a roleplay ▫ 121 feedback: tools ▫ Team feedback: tools ▫ Team Feedback: The Johari window ▫ Q&A 4
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    /Me ▫ Working asan Agile Coach ▫ Technical background ▫ Agile practitioner since 2005 ▫ Sincerely passionate about collaborative, iterative, experimental approach to digital products development ▫ A web guy, with expertise in small to medium companies (3 to 800 devs) 5 @carloz
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    /Me ▫ JavaScript guysince 2000 ▫ Agile addict since 2006 ▫ Helping teams & organizations toward agility ▫ Continuous learner ▫ Android developer 6 @manupia
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    Exercise: The Knowsy Game ▫Sit in a group (4 people) ▫ Say 3 things about yourself ▪ 2 are true ▪ 1 is a lie ▫ People need to guess the lie “I starred in a soap opera” “I speak five languages” “I can lick my own elbow” 8 (9 mins)
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    Feedback: a definition ▫Giving valuable information to another person to help them improve ▫ Feedback is given to strengthen confidence & improve effectiveness 10 Feedback is a gift
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    Feedback at work. Why? 11 Tellme again Why do we need Feedback? ▫ Modern architectures are complex & distributed ▫ People with different skills and mindsets need to collaborate ▫ We operate in VUCA settings (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous) ▫ Collaboration is key for performance
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    Useful on different levels 12 ▫Personal effectiveness & growth ▫ Team effectiveness & growth ▫ Organizational effectiveness & growth
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    Exercise: Feedback & You ▫Create groups (4 people) ▫ Answer these questions: ▪ How much time do you spend, per week, on giving/receiving feedback? ▪ Describe a recent, concrete, scenario of you giving/receiving feedback at work & the outcome? 13 (9 mins) 1 min to think 2 min to share with a peer 4 to share in the group
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    Playback: How much timeon Feedback? ▫ PWC Survey: > 75% of respondents believe that feedback is valuable ▫ 45% of respondents also value feedback from their peers & clients or customers ▫ < 30% said they receive it ▫ Not once a year, give & get feedback every month 15
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    Giving Feedback toanother person: DOs ▫ Timely ▫ Safe ▪ ask for permission ▪ private ▫ Be mindful of how you communicate ▫ Offer your help ▫ Describe the impacts (I-message) 18
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    Giving Feedback toanother person: DOs 19
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    Giving Feedback toanother person: DON’Ts ▫ Don’t use negatives + but ▫ Don’t “should” people ▫ Avoid always/never/why ▫ Turn feedback into a judgement 20
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    Receiving Feedback from anotherperson ▫ Say “Thanks!” ▫ Nothing else? Well… Avoid ▫ Excuses ▫ Defensive attitude Prefer ▫ Listen carefully ▫ Ask questions ▫ Discuss improvements 21
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    Concerns Goals Review Questions Need helpwith GOAL SCORE (1-5) Help with Who New Actions 1 2 1 09/05/18
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    27 Give us afeedback
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    Appreciation Cards ▫ Downloadthem ▫ Print (& laminate) ▫ Every iteration: 10 minutes for appreciation ▫ Collected information can be introduced in the discussion with your peers or line manager ▫ Gamify! 29
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    Team orientation meeting ▫Define roles ▫ What is expected from everyone to succeed as a team? ▫ What behaviours help us, what don’t? ▫ What are our values? 30
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    The Johari WindowModel ▫ Helps understand relationship with yourself & others ▫ Psychologists Joseph Luft & Harrington Ingham (1955) ▫ The goal is to make your “Arena” bigger 31
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    Exercise: The JohariWindow ▫ Groups of 4 people ▫ Choose 5 adjectives that describe you ▫ Your teammates will also choose 5 adjectives for you ▫ See how many matches you have ▫ Discuss those falling in the blind/hidden area 32 (19 mins)
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    35 Assets & Refs ●Appreciation Cards ● 1 2 1 Template ● Non violent communication (book) ● Radical candor (book)
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    The Radical CandorApproach 37 ▫ “The ability to Challenge Directly and show you Care Personally at the same time” ▫ Be kind & clear ▫ Be specific & sincere
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    Wheel of Workexercise ▫ Define an “Angel” ▫ Rate your areas ▫ Discuss your rating with your Angel ▫ Define goals for self improvement ▫ Meet regularly with your Angel to collect feedback 39