Christine P. Dela Rosa Atlassian Team

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Of our Plays, I'd recommend Ritual Reset. It evaluates the recurring activities you have in place and whether they should be retired, revised, or net new things should be added. Outside of Plays, I'd ask you what your priorities are for the day/week/month and ask these questions: * What are the big categories for your…

Ah, the ol' unspoken "on or off is fine!" I fully agree, @Anita Kalmane. I also think it's silly for managers to not be okay with it, because seeing someone's face isn't necessarily an indicator of productivity.

Hi @Janaki Joshi ! Welcome to the group :) If you’re comfortable, I’d love to know more about the process you’re looking to improve. Feel free to respond here or create a “discussion.” Or, if you’d rather check the group out first, maybe just reading all the posts that come through will spark some ideas. Can’t wait to get…

Ah yes, a space inclusive of all shenanegans. I appreciate that, @Jenny Kim!

It for sure counts, @Kristin Lyons! My takeaway is that there isn't a topic limit to what's discussed sometimes, so that the team can feel freer to raise whatever they think is important and relevant. And within that, I think topics come up that provide more understanding of each other. 

The "manual of me" aka "User Manual" Play is defo one of my favs. I'd love to see a world, @Kelly Drozd (also to @Andy Gladstone's example) where learning about each other and prioritizing time just for that is a given.

Breaks from the job, whether featuring snacks or other "off-work" activities" are a nice way to bring people together, @Andy Gladstone I wish it wasn't such a controversial idea for some companies!

No joke. We did the same thing where we also used Confluence to track! More than once. We even had books on individual people's desks, and if placed there, it was assumed you could borrow those books. Our result? Same as yours @Andy Gladstone 😂..

I’ve seen companies explicitly give examples of appropriate dress code. One basically called out all kinds of clothes as appropriate—from formal suits to fitness-wear to hair styles to tattoos to jewelry and accessories. I like this more than saying “wear what makes you comfortable” because by calling out all kinds of…

At Atlassian, we have an ever-updating list of “not okay / is okay” words/terms to improve the language we use when communicating with each other. I like this because… * Not everyone is aware of terms that can be offensive that they be using. * Language evolves. The meaning of terms can change based on cultural or…

Hahahaha, @Anita Kalmane I know of the IT Crowd but haven't watched it myself. This is exaggerated life I know, but it depicts real-life team conflict challenges beautifully. What's interesting, is that sometimes I see the opposite on TV, where teams elevate their issues to management and managers offer full support. And…

Ted Lasso is like THE leadership and teamwork show right now. Dare I say, one of the best ever? I can tell you finished season 1 and are just starting season 2 :) so I won't bring any spoilers, but I feel like that show is coaching everyone watching in addition to the players. It's so great. And the lessons apply to not…

This begs the question: if you're exposed to (let alone first-hand experience) great examples of "seeking to understand," will it make us all more susceptible to do the same? If so, we should start watching movies like 12 Angry Men as a team! As though they're a rally call for teamwork hehe.

Totally, @Margareta Buruian. The Boston Globe team also showed how owning something fully might afford a team subconscious permission to push for what they really want/need.

@Kristin Lyons I've not read Sophie Kinsella's books but I know of them. Beyond collaboration practices, I think your example dips into the idea of choosing between working as an individual vs thinking of others as people who can support the same goal. Sometimes I neglect data points from others because I think I'm the…

Re: your #1 point, great exception to the sharing rule, though it also follows the rule because the info wasn't withheld out of mistrust but because it wasn't info that would have helped the situation.

There may be no better time to witness contrast in growth during that pubescent/adolescent phase! Great reference. What I'm picking up is that coaching for all those years, @Andy Gladstone may have served as a constant reminder on how different we all are. And how we need to adjust accordingly. And this is relevant all the…

@Carlos Garcia Navarro LOL yes. The Avengers is/was a literal superpower team. I agree with @Andy Gladstone that the team didn't share information with each other...I mean they did, but not the entirety of plans sometimes. My guess is because there was distrust early on. But the info-sharing did pick up when trust picked…

Whoa, I remember "GI Jane"!!! If I recall correctly Jane saves Master Chief after his unfair treatment of her earlier. What united Jane, Master Chief, and the rest of the squad was that team goal. Even though they weren't necessarily emotionally bonded, a common goal unites people and that's what makes team success require…

I couldn't like this more, @Jimmy Seddon. Stories of collaboration targetting children of course are just applicable. My favorite takeaway from your lessons is the "lack of self-service" being a disservice to the Paw Patrol team. I wonder if kids ever say, "I wish the citizens could just learn how to do this themselves!"…

Definitely interested in hearing more. What was your favorite or most memorable takeaway, @Bill Sheboy?

Wholesome! And forming routines to progress (particularly with counterparts you care for)is what I like to think of as a collaborative way to form communities today! I haven't seen this but maybe I want to watch it now!

My breakdown of the teamwork featured in Pitch Perfect! *** *** SPOILERS WITH SELECT PLOT POINTS BELOW! *** *** * Plot point: one of the veterans in an acapella (singing where only voices / no instruments can be used) group--Chloe, overhears a newbie--Becca, sings really well. They bond. Of note: a budding relationship is…

In Ocean's Eleven, a group of 11 attempt to steal money from a Las Vegas casino. I won't spoil the ending, but the reason why this team works is because they were upfront and continued to be open with the whole group's plan the entire time. * Good job, team: Transparency of what's happening, even if it has nothing to do…

The level of psychological safety needed for that to happen is enormous, but if your team has that, that's such an incredible indicator of a healthy team.

@Daniel Eads you're an ambassador! 🤩 🤩 🤩 But yes, we often don't really think about video fatigue alts but audio options are truly a great way to disseminate information in a way that's flexible for everyone. And to your point @Andy Gladstone , walking meetings (in addition to the above point) are also a good change of…

On this episode of Planet Money, "No shortage of labor stories," I learned of a training company that was worried about retaining its staff this year. They saw trend of "The Great Resignation" and didn't want their staff to leave. As employers should always be thinking about. Unique practice: to address that situation, the…

I love seeing that lesson as a force multiplier! Great summary :)

That gripe is hard to shake. I ask you though: what happens when you don't respond right away? Anything that bad? I wonder if sitting in the emotion of what happens after might be a good reinforcement to not having to respond as fast the next time. And that hack! "Black out periods" and "fortress of solitude" is such a…