A talk discussing the psychological success factors in agile delivery teams.
A brief introduction to how leaders can help their teams to work better together.
3. How did it start?
Rolling out Scrum in my day job, posited the question of
how imposter syndrome might impact the ability to
operate according to the Scrum values
Commitment
Focus
Openness
Respect
Courage
Lead to the idea of what other psychological factors
might impact an agile team’s performance
4. What and how
Currently a study into what makes a team perform
Started with Project Aristotle at Google, based upon the
work of Amy Edmondson
Expanding into the work of Keith Johnstone and improv
10. Five team dysfunctions
Absence of Trust
Fear of Conflict
Lack of Commitment
Avoidance of Accountability
Inattention to Results
Patrick Lencioni
12. Growth Mindset
Belief that talents can be developed via hard work,
good strategies and input from others
Alteration of coaching and support strategies in teams
to send a growth mindset message versus a fixed
mindset message
Dr Carol S. Dweck
13. Psychological safety
A shared belief that the team is safe for interpersonal risk
taking. It can be defined as "being able to show and
employ one's self without fear of negative
consequences of self-image, status or career"
Amy Edmondson
14. Psychological safety
1. Frame the work as a learning problem, not an
execution problem.
2. Acknowledge your own fallibility.
3. Model curiosity and ask lots of questions.
Amy Edmondson
15. Leadership
1. Start with why
2. Have clarity, discipline and consistency
3. Leaders need a following
4. Communication isn't about speaking, it's about
listening
5. Serving those that serve others
Simon Sinek