Jane had the right process. She had the right people. But something was still off — the room was too quiet. What she was missing was the one ingredient that turns talented individuals into a team that is truly unstoppable: psychological safety.
You can have the best processes, the clearest vision, and a battle-tested roadmap — but without the right people on your team, none of it matters. This is the part of Jane's story we glossed over, and it is the hardest part of all.
Motivation is an intrinsic need and is activated from passion and creating big goals, or through external rewards. Rewards can act as temporary modifiers to behavior but can ironically have adverse effects in the long run. Here is what Daniel Pink has to say about reward systems at work.
This post tells the story of a hardworking engineering team led by a brilliant manager, Jane, who took bold systematic steps to transform how they work and create a powerhouse team .
Quality breeds quality, and is more than the end product, instead, is it everything you do to get there. Quality begets quality and it starts from the inception of the idea/vision, the creation of a plan, and the strategy and process of execution. It is everything you do. Let's explore how to build quality into your operations and processes.
How your teams are structured to consistently deliver value and have the ability to be both strategic and tactical matters. As your organization grows, you have increasing opportunities to create productivity multipliers if executed effectively. Read more to learn about the differences, advantages, and disadvantages of functional and mission-based teams.
