Christine P. Dela Rosa Atlassian Team

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@Karim ABO HASHISH - what is your team looking to accomplish and what has your team already tried? If you share a little more about your status I'd be happy to share (and perhaps other group members too) some thoughts.

I've been on and facilitated a number of Ritual Reset Plays, some of which have changed roles and responsibilities on the team. But, to address meeting overload issue, it's really the Ritual Reset Play that's helped us most. When moving types of rituals onto the grid, we see 1:1s, team statuses, check-ins, team…

@Monica P_ Sykora , great eye!!! Not intentional but good to know if we need to edit for a future print round.

I think trying a new practice will be fun. It's the consistency that may be tough for me. Because doing something every time requires a lot of intentionality. But I'm excited to try things on with others at the same time! Solidarity in challenges, y'all :)

I feel that, @John Funk. Though I do think both sharing facts and expressing opinions are both important. The part that gets me is this: ...is my opinion really any better... If it's any consolidation, I've heard folks share they have this thought regularly. Which is to say that many people coworkers are thinking this…

That gift is a lot! Lol, which is probably how some people feel when too many emojis are used. But I'm like you @Summer Hogan ! I tend to use emojis as reactions to messages and sometimes in my actual messages via chat platforms. Less so in formal documentation and not at all via email.

I had to look up the culturally specific ones you mentioned, @Anne Saunders. I was like: "oh! This is why I don't know them because no one uses them." 

I definitely feel that. I welcome you or anyone who reads this discussion to throw some of those confusing on here, too. Like a "banned" or at least "used with caution emoji" list lol. There are also many home-grown custom ones that appeal to a tiny staff audience and make no sense (or can even be offensive, let alone…

Whoa, a very serious example of when folks don't have the same interpretation of emojis. I'm a little curious as to which emoji it was, but that's beside the point. Use of uncommon language (language where folks didn't share common understanding), was used and led to a lot of discomfort. I'd go as far to say that the same…

I see that your more used emojis carry sentiments of support--praise, affirmation. Which makes sense in a teamwork environment! Actually, that makes me think it's an interesting exercise for folks to look at their most used emojis (in whatever messaging platform they're on) and see whether that's telling of how they engage…

A philosophy that's applicable beyond work. I love that, @Johanna Pichotka_APTIS_.

@Jenn Velázquez thank you for reinforcing something that should be important to us all. For me, saying “no” to one things gets easier by also saying “yes” to something else. So by turning down a request to help one with a new project, I’m actually saying yes to work more deeply in one of my existing projects. It’s a…

Let's hope that fear is something only seen as fear and not a truth, @vikram. May you continue to have that learning-mentality about you :) 

They do carry meaning, @vikram , I agree! It's a matter if how we interpret the emoji is how others interpret them. 

I know you said you get recognition like this all the time, @Summer Hogan, but reading your thoughts in this group alone makes me agree that you are thoughtful and knowledgeable. I'm no medically educated therapist, but I am curious if you feel that way only about "leading." Or, if you feel unknowledgeable in other roles…

In the trust equation below (used by consultants and team coaches), the item I tend to gravitate towards the most is credibility. This is just my experience, but I think you have more credibility when you're honest about what you know and what you don't know. The latter is so much less common and I tend on distrusting my…

@Summer Hogan you sound like the coach for your team that is motivating AND realistic. Very supportive of your approach!

@Mel Policicchio, there's a decent amount of research on this limiting belief being gendered. Not saying that is the reason why you feel this way, but there is some socialization (at least in western spaces) that may contribute to your feeling this way. And if you think that's a factor for you, perhaps that can be a bonus…

I relate so hard to this, @Johanna Pichotka_APTIS_! Even though I think I've come a long way, I also know I still have a bit to go since the thought continues to peek its head from time to time. * My take - I too currently work in Marketing and default to assuming product teams would know best on feedback. But I've learned…

I relate, @Jenny Kim . Not to the wanting to learn how to code part, but to the fact that I have a huge chunk of friends who have had similar thoughts. And within that group, there are many who took the plunge and did learn to code, in turn, shifting their job focus. My understanding is that demand will only grow for these…

Limiting thought: I don't think I'm a great long-form communicator. Impact: as a result, I tend to push back project reports or avoid snapshots of insights I have along the way. What's not great is that my team misses out on lessons learned as well as an understanding of how my work might connect to theirs. I'm working on…

Time and place for everything, totally. And, I believe you, @Sloan N_ B_, lol.

Confession: when I see a string of lines with only emojis I skip them. It's basically nonsense to me! But I also think the author isn't intending for people to read their line(s) as if it were another language. Or is that naive of me to think? 

To your #3 point: 😂. To your first point, I think the heart emojis are pretty great. They used to be cringe for me. But then I realized how hard it is for people to show appreciation or care, especially as more teams go async, and I think that reacting with some kind of "love" emoji is a more accessible way to do that.

I forgot about custom emojis! I actually think when projects, people, or situations with relatable emotion are turned into emojis, it's like these things are extra official. Almost like a form of inclusion by taking the extra step to recognize these things. Great reminder, @Ken Paetzold!

Among the teams I've worked with, the default has been to direct message (DM). But especially as I work at Atlassian, I definitely find that sharing in group channels should be the default to foster "transparency and open communication" as you mention, @Linda Paulson. It would be interesting to see how teams feel if they…

Totally. If the purpose of emojis is to enhance the message, too much (and in some cases any amount of emojis) can defeat the purpose by muddying the directness. I guess it's a matter of where that line is for different groups and being aware of that line while communicating.

I forgot about the directional emojis! Great use case to emphasize parts of messages and use something other than font styles.

Hahaha well that's just how the teams I work on use it. So I can't speak for everyone, but it's common enough that folks don't have to ask what it means even if they're new.