The future of teamwork has a distinctively autonomous slant to it. While much attention is being paid to the tools that keep a team running, little is paid to the psychological health of team members. Like it or not, we're primates with social needs. Pixels don't engage us like personalities. Carl will review the issues teams face now and in the future. He'll also share the path to creating a warm, nurturing environment where hierarchies are just a footnote.
Transcript of The Dark Art of Autonomy
Carl Smith The Advisor
THE DARK ART OF AUTONOMY
Uncertainty!
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Hierarchy
Flat
Opt-in
What are the raw materials?
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No Assholes
Self Starter
Social
Collaborative
Results Driven
Crave Feedback
What do they need individually?
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Autonomy
Mastery
Purpose
Collective Action
Energy
What do they need as a team?
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Transparency
Trust
Support
Communication
Face Time
Inside Jokes
A Local Presence
Structure
Who’s in charge?
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Ambient Accountability
I CREATED A MONSTER!
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It’s fine that we’re not going to Crested Butte (although I think there is a value in there that is seriously being overlooked, IMHO)… but Carl, it would have been nice if you would have discussed it with your team first. I don’t even feel like you have a good enough idea of where we’re at with the projects… how could you?˝
"Just had the most amazing experience @ngenworks. When
most companies hide behind doors, nGen knocks down walls."
Lessons Learned
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Power Without Experience
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Culture Games
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Experiment
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It’s Alive!
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“Losers assemble in little groups and complain about the coaches and players in other little groups. But winners assemble as a team.”˛