Building Sustainable Teams to Handle Uncertainty
summary
A team that cycles 30 people over 18 months narrows to two originals yet still ships by doing concrete things: focus the whole group on one measurable goal, run story kickoffs and onboarding workshops, assign mentors to each new hire, keep architecture decision records, try mob programming, and document context everywhere. These practices cut blockers, let two junior hires help meet a big deadline, increase ownership and learning, and demonstrably keep work flowing through churn.
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chapters (17)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:26Think about your best experience of working with a team
- 1:47An empowered, open team who understand their context can adapt to change
- 2:51Change is often a good thing!
- 9:29Build your support network
- 13:24Give your team the background they need for each piece of work
- 13:39Add context to user stories • Use story kickoffs • Run workshops
- 14:45Embrace opportunities for positive change
- 15:27Become great at integrating new people
- 19:16Taking ownership helps people handle change
- 23:05Grow the next generation of leaders
- 23:24Make yourself dispensable
- 26:14Don't over-insulate your team
- 28:09Communicate your team's capacity for change
- 28:59Ask for support to build a sustainable team
- 29:46Good communication about change is vital
- 30:28Grow sustainable teams for a sustainable organisation
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