Radical Candor by Shari Lawrence

okie2 — 2024-05-29 16:29:40 UTC

Please share any 'aha' moments, key takeaways, or questions that arose for you from this section of the book. If it's helpful, consider the following questions to guide your thinking:

Chapter 8: Results - Things You Can Do to Get Stuff Done Together - Faster

Which system/structure from Chapter 8 do you believe would most improve our team's efficiency, and how could we implement it?

Getting Started & Afterword

Question: Which insight from the 'Getting Started' section or the 'Afterword' resonated with you, and how could it improve how we work together as a team?

A Radically Candid Performance Review

Question: How can we apply the principles from the "Radically Candid Performance Review" to enhance our everyday interactions and feedback within the team?

Additional Thoughts

What additional thoughts or ideas have these chapters—or the book as a whole—sparked about how we can enhance our team collaboration? Feel free to share any reflections or suggestions that could help us work together more effectively.

okie2 — 2024-05-30 16:29:16 UTC

I am curious about the idea of reviewing key metrics in our team meetings. We do this during our project debriefs, and our metrics are usually project-specific, but I don’t know if there are overall metrics we would want to keep track of and check-in on regularly.

Relational Awareness

DrAMossJr — 2024-05-30 16:29:53 UTC

The idea and concept of relational awareness really stuck out to me. It made me think of how I want to be sure that I understand and am mindful of the dynamics of my relationships with one another and external partners. I think this goes with self awareness and it really just made me think of the READY project tbh.

okie2 — 2024-05-30 16:30:24 UTC

We usually use the updates section in our Sparklers meeting for announcements, but it could be interesting to use the study hall snippets. That would ensure that projects that aren’t the focus of the week’s meeting don’t get lost in the shuffle.

Rethinking Meeting Structures

shari15 — 2024-05-30 16:31:27 UTC

While I don't think we need all of the meetings described in Chapter 8, I think there were some nuggets we could borrow to strengthen our existing meeting spaces.

In our Tuesday meetings I like maybe including the "Study Hall Snippets" from the staff meeting structure. We already have a place for previous action items/next steps but I could see us also including things like wins and failures from the previous week and praise/shout outs. I also liked the suggestion of not making this pre-work but giving folks 5-7 minutes during the meeting to add ideas to any category.

1:1 Meetings I liked the idea of scheduling out more intentionally "career conversations" and then also rather using time in 1:1's to share updates I think we can share those asynchronously before a check-in

okie2 — 2024-05-30 16:31:36 UTC

Where is the link to the Miro board we used for the discussion Archie led? And also the notes from the earlier conversations??

How are we integrating those insights into the conversations around teaming in FY’25?

Calibrating

shari15 — 2024-05-30 16:33:04 UTC

I shared with the other MPs before we do annual reviews this season that I would like do a calibration meeting to align on how we're rating a teammate's proficiency in various competencies

I don't want folks, particularly this team, to penalized if it turns out I am "hard grader"

okie2 — 2024-05-30 16:33:06 UTC

Could do a monthly Whoops-a Daisy, weekly might be too much

Fight Meeting Proliferation

2024-05-30 16:33:24 UTC

I think something we have been paying more attention to as a team is our meeting cadence. We have been doing a better job at deciding if we need to meet to discuss things live or if we can do things asynchronously. Doing these actions helps to make sure our calendars aren't being overscheduled.

okie2 — 2024-05-30 16:33:44 UTC

It could be interesting to use the Performance Review as the lens for our 2X2s or at least for our individual reflections. I use the competencies, but I don’t often think about where I am falling as far as ratings (e.g. meeting expectations or not). Could be interesting to consider before a final review at the end of the year.

Skip Level Meetings

shari15 — 2024-05-30 16:34:04 UTC

I can't remember which chapter in the final chapters that we read this was in but I think it would be helpful is Lavada had skip level meetings with you all so that you could share feedback about my performance

DrAMossJr — 2024-05-30 16:35:01 UTC

I did like the idea of incorporating time during 1:1s to review progress towards goals and career progression