Onboarding New Team Members
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Onboarding New Team Members
Ben: “Assume they – and you – know nothing. Take as much time as necessary to get a common understanding.” When there are changes in the team – or in the project, for that matter – discussion is essential. New team members need to understand where you’re up to; what the team ‘modus operandi’ is, so they follow the same way of working and fit in qui
... See moreHarriet Beveridge • Will It Make The Boat Go Faster?: Olympic-winning Strategies for Everyday Success - Second Edition
At every quarterly off-site meeting that I facilitate for team bonding, we do the following exercise: 1. I ask all team members to open a document that only they have access to and write down their thoughts about the company when they source their joy, excitement, sadness, anger, and fear. 2. For their thoughts of anger and fear, each person writes
... See moreAlex MacCaw • The Great CEO Within: The Tactical Guide to Company Building
Awesome manual explaining how Big Spaceship makes decisions as a team and company.
Big Spaceship • Culture | Big Spaceship
In a teammate manual, or a “user’s manual for me,” each person drafts a short document telling their teammates more about themselves and how they prefer to work.
David Burkus • Best Team Ever: The Surprising Science of High-Performing Teams
The 37signals Guide to Internal Communication
The how, where, why, and when we communicate. Long form asynchronous? Real-time chat? In-person? Video? Verbal? Written? Via email? In Basecamp? How do we keep everyone in the loop without everyone getting tangled in everyone else’s business? It’s all in here.
Rules of thumb, and general philosophy
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