I've been studying teams for nearly a year - reading research, books, speaking to leaders and trying things out with my own teams. Here are 10 key features of high-performing teams:

Planning an event with colleagues this morning, I was reminded what a brilliant resource the @HyperIsland toolbox is. It contains hundreds of tools & approaches that anyone can use for facilitation, creativity & collaboration. Best thing is, it's free: toolbox.hyperisland.com

This weekend, I've been sharing toolkits/resources for facilitating change. The most comprehensive free resource is this SessionLab library with > 1,100 methods. Every leader needs facilitation skills & everyone can use these methods. Visit here to start: sessionlab.com/library

Exactly this. Culture is what we do, not a slogan on a wall. Most organisations don’t have a single culture either, they are micro- and typically based off local manager behaviour. “The behaviours we walk past after the behaviours we accept”

What would be your advice to somebody that is about to be promoted into a team lead role? 💬 (I'll be using some of these pieces of advice for a video!)

Some great thoughts in this thread for EMs debating this.

This! I’ve often seen a failure of collaboration between teams as a leadership failing. There are so many straight forward ways to solve this with good leadership.

I will definitely start giving talks about System Initiative later this year when we open source it! :)

Because monoliths are still cool…

Empathy is the heartbeat of leadership. Seven ways to practice it: 1) Show genuine care & concern 2) Be present 3) Ask questions 4) Listen to understand 5) Be curious, not judgemental 6) Connect through emotion 7) Act with compassion Thank you Danny Langloss Emma Clayton

These are a must read! The latest contains lots of useful information including links to some terrific videos made by virtual ward sites across the country. Pithy & a great resource - open to all - do sign up now if you are part of the #DigitalHomeCare and #VirtualWards movement.

Superb!

We can learn a lot from North East & North Cumbria integrated care system North East and North Cumbria NHS & their approach to improvement. Their goal isn't to "be the best" but to "be the best at getting better". This helps create a shared mission to build capability for change & to always keep

Hey #PsychologicalSafety community I am pulling together a visual timeline of psych safety Have I missed anything? Tom Geraghty Amy Edmondson The Fearless Organization

We care about our patients and the small thinks make a difference that we all take for granted like having lunch in the fresh air Beren is amazing and doccla will monitor her results to aid recovery ♥️Michelle Flint Doccla

My new book, #RightKindOfWrong: The Science of #FailingWell, comes out September 12. Enter this Goodreads #giveaway for a chance to get your copy for free! 📘bit.ly/3LEUf7T #IntelligentFailure

I have been thinking a lot about why we go into management roles, and how that informs our blind spots once we do. 🤔 I'm curious; which, if any, of these most closely resembles your primary motivation for becoming a manager. (None are inherently "better" reasons, IMO)

Huzzah!! As requested by many, many people, the recording of my #fintechdevcon talk ("Compliance & Regulatory Standards Are NOT Incompatible With Modern Development Best Practices") is now online!! 😍 fintechdevcon.io/videos/?utm_so… (page down, it's the first talk after "Keynotes")

It's no secret there's a growing crisis within engineering management. Our standards for managers have skyrocketed, which is good, but our expectations may verge on the impossible. (Create emotional safety, ✅ Provide emotional support and stability through a global pandemic,❌)