7 Habits of Highly Effective Teams

Co-presented by Jay Hyett and Ruma Dak on the 30th of July 2019 at LAST Conference in Melbourne, Australia.

In this talk we shared seven habits of highly effective teams, based on their work and experience at Envato and within the agile community. They'll also share some tips to help build these habits.

1. 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teams Jay Hyett (he/him) Senior Delivery Coach Ruma Dak (she/her) Delivery Coach Pressmaster (Russian Federation) Photodune Author

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3. A routine of behavior that is repeated regularly and tends to occur subconsciously. What is a habit?

4. How long does it take to form a habit? Ref: https://jamesclear.com/new-habit Research: Philippa Lally - University College London 18 days to 254 days

5. What do we mean by effective? Teams that work well with each other and are successful in producing their desired or intended goals.

6. Our 7 Habits All great changes are preceded by chaos . ~ Dr. Deepak Chopra HABIT + HABIT TIP One of the immensely valuable aspects of any correct principle is that it is valid and applicable i n a wide variety of circumstances

7. Habit 1: Make deposits in the emotional bank account

8. Habit 1: Make deposits in the emotional bank account TRUST Ref: Five Dysfunctions of a Team

9. Habit 1: Make deposits in the emotional bank account Psychological Safety Everyone brings their true selves to work Everyone listens to first understand Feedback is received and given often Ref: Scarf Model GPTW & Singapore Management University Survey: Psychological Safety impacts the team work 10 times more than remuneration

10. Habit 1: Make deposits in the emotional bank account Habit building tips: Make efforts to connect with people Personal Maps Agendaless time every fortnight! Ref: Personal Maps

11. Habit 2: Connected to a shared purpose Purpose → Effective Outcomes Mission Statements Why does the team exist?? Fuels the team’s motivation Ref: Simon Sinek’s TED Talk Start with WHY

12. Habit 2: Connected to a shared purpose Habit building tips: re:Work template to articulate Mission Statements for teams Call out Team Mission at stand up !

13. Habit 3: Understand how we work together Team Working Agreements A working agreement is a guideline for how we best work with each other. It can also include areas we want to improve, practice or hold each other account to. They’re valuable to teams regardless of if they’re forming, storming, norming or performing.

14. Habit 3: Understand how we work together Habit building tip: “When was the last time we did this?”

15. Habit 4: Take care of themselves and each other The Maturity Continuum

16. Habit 4: Take care of themselves and each other How do we take care of ourselves and each other at Envato? Team Self Assessments Envato Grow Awareness

17. Habit 4: Take care of themselves and each other Habit building tips: Do small experiments and fail faster Team Self Assessments Every quarter or at least every six months Take actions GROW

18. Habit 5: Regular grooming and planning rhythm “The key is to not prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities” - Stephen Covey Grooming Understanding and shaping what’s next based on the priorities or what we need to learn. Defining a sprint goal candidate. Sprint Planning (if you’re working in sprints) Review the goal candidate Pull in the groomed stories Check and realign the goal.

19. Habit 5: Regular grooming and planning rhythm Habit building tip: Make backlog grooming part of your teams rhythm

20. Habit 6: Healthy feedback loops Showcase or demo Feedback from customers Feedback to each other Recognition and small wins

21. Habit 6: Healthy feedback loops Habit building tip: Recognise and celebrate your teammates.

22. Habit 7: Where is reflection and improvement focused? Where are teams focused in their retrospective?

23. Habit 7: Where is reflection and improvement focused? Habit tip: Focus on things within your/the teams control in particular when creating actions.

24. Summary of 7 Habits Tips

25. Thanks! Twitter: @jhyett [email protected] Twitter: @rumadak r uma.dak @envato.com den-belitsky Photodune Author