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BONUS: Beyond Individual Talent: 2 Leadership Myths We all Believed in with Arne Roock In this BONUS episode, we delve into the complexities of team effectiveness with Arne Roock, an experienced Agile consultant who has worked with organizations ranging from startups to large corporations. Arne shares his insights on what truly makes teams perform at their highest level, why simply assembling talented individuals isn't enough, and how organizations can move beyond the "feature factory" mindset to focus on outcomes and impact. The Myth of Individual Talent in Teams "A team of experts is not an expert team." Arne breaks down the common misconception that placing highly talented individuals together automatically creates a high-performing team. Drawing parallels from sports, he points to examples like the "Red Army" hockey team and the famous "Miracle on Ice," where team cohesion proved more valuable than individual star power. Through his consulting work, Arne observed that quick-fix workshops often produced short-term improvements but failed to create lasting change. Sometimes, teams even deteriorated after temporary interventions. This led him to Richard Hackman's work on team effectiveness, particularly the 60-30-10 rule: leaders should spend 60% of their time designing teams, 30% launching teams, and only 10% on coaching interventions. Coaching alone cannot change a team's trajectory without proper design and launch Leaders should engage with coaches at the beginning of team formation Teams need sufficient stability to achieve meaningful impact Existing teams can be relaunched or redesigned to improve performance In this segment, wer refer to Richard Hackman's 6 conditions for effective teams, and to Margaret Heffernan's Superchicken Paradox Ted Talk, and to the episode with Heidi Helfand about Re-teaming. Balancing Delivery Focus with Team Development "Organizations trends go in waves." Arne discusses the pendulum swing in organizational approaches, noting how Agile emerged as a countermovement to process-centric methodologies. Currently, he observes a strong emphasis on delivery, with many organizations repositioning Scrum Masters as delivery leads. This trend, while addressing immediate business needs, often undermines the fundamental team-building aspects of the Scrum Master role. Arne suggests that we need to find balance between delivery pressure and people-centered approaches, treating these as polarities to manage rather than problems to solve. In this segment, we refer to the book Polarity Management by  Barry Johnson, and to Arne's blog post about cross-functional teams. Moving Beyond the Feature Factory "Delivery manager will undermine team responsibility." When organizations want to shift from deadline-driven development to outcome-focused work, Arne recommends examining team design fundamentals first. He cautions that adding delivery managers won't fix teams that haven't been properly designed and launched. Most organizations operate as "feature factories," focusing on output rather than outcomes. Arne suggests two high-impact practices that can help teams deliver more value: Implementing meaningful sprint goals and effective sprint reviews Using OKRs with specific checks on value delivered, not just features completed Arne emphasizes that the Scrum Master role is a full-time position, and when they're pushed to prioritize delivery management, important team-building work gets neglected. Proper team design creates the foundation for shared delivery ownership without requiring additional management roles. In this segment, we talk about an article that explains how to use OKR's with a “value-check” included.  About Arne Roock Arne works as a consultant for Agile methods and (leadership) team effectiveness. As a trainer and coach he supported both startups and big corporations in different industries. For the past ten years he took a deep dive into the tech industry as an embedded coach with Jimdo and Spotify. You can link with Arne Roock on LinkedIn and connect with Arne Roock on Mastodon.

This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted.https://gotopia.techRead the full transcription of this interview hereHeidi Helfand - Author of Dynamic Reteaming; Building High-Performing Teams that ChangeCharles Humble - Freelance Techie, Podcaster, Editor, Author & ConsultantRESOURCESHeidihttps://twitter.com/heidihelfandhttps://mastodon.social/@heidihelfand@mastodon.socialhttps://linkedin.com/in/heidihelfandhttps://www.heidihelfand.comCharleshttps://twitter.com/charleshumblehttps://linkedin.com/in/charleshumblehttps://mastodon.social/@charleshumblehttps://conissaunce.comDESCRIPTIONExplore the importance of embedding company values into daily operations and how Procore Technologies successfully integrates values like ownership, openness, and optimism. Heidi shares insights on recognizing when to split a team, especially when meetings become unmanageable, or decision-making slows down.Charles Humble and Heidi Helfand discuss managing dependencies among specialist roles and the significance of fostering a shared team history through collaborative activities. Addressing toxic team members and utilizing effective management practices are emphasized as crucial for maintaining a healthy team dynamic. The discussion concludes with book recommendations for those navigating organizational changes. [...]RECOMMENDED BOOKSHeidi Helfand • Dynamic ReteamingHeidi Helfand • How to Change Your TeamsCarl Larson & Frank M J LaFasto • TeamworkGene Kim & Steve Spear • Wiring the Winning OrganizationIchak Adizes • Managing Corporate LifecyclesGrenny, Patterson, McMillan, Switzler & Gregory • Crucial ConversationsHenri Lipmanowicz & Keith McCandless • The Surprising Power of Liberating StructuresDr. Anne Rød & Marita Fridjhon • Creating Intelligent TeamsMatthew Skelton & Manuel Pais • Team TopologiesWilliam Bridges & Susan Bridges • TransitionsTwitterInstagramLinkedInFacebookLooking for a unique learning experience?Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.techSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!

In this episode of The Confident Commit, Rob is joined by Heidi Helfand, author of Dynamic Reteaming. Together, they explore the components of exceptional teams and strategies for building them to deliver better software faster.They delve into the definition of performance and the importance of aligning on what "high-performing" means for individual roles and the team as a whole. They also discuss the distinction between high-performing teams and high-performing individuals.The conversation covers how to structure great teams and the benefits of involving team members in the reteaming decision process.Heidi shares insights on why splitting up high-performing teams to create more high-performing teams often fails, and suggests alternative approaches for achieving better results.Have a guest in mind for the podcast? Reach out to us on X at @CircleCI!

In this episode of #AgileWay podcast I have a conversation with Heidi Helfand about reteaming, changes that are inevitable, and engaging people in shaping the next step.  #agile #businessagility #teams #organization #change #reteaming 

Heidi Helfand is the author of Dynamic Reteaming, which outlines practical strategies for orchestrating successful team and company org changes. Her work is informed by more than 20 years in the tech industry at notable companies like AppFolio, Procore, and Expertcity/GoToMeeting. Today, she dedicates her efforts to sharing her knowledge through workshops, comprehensive courses, and consultative services, helping organizations navigate and optimize their team structures. In this episode, we discuss:• The importance of reteaming and reorging• The benefits of embracing reteaming• The five patterns of reteaming: one by one, grow and split, merging, isolation, and switching• Examples of successful reteaming• Why stable teams are not always ideal• How change can lead to great career opportunities• The RIDE framework for decision-making• Advice on how to set up isolated teams for success• The anti-patterns of reteaming and the challenges that can arise• Tactical tips for becoming a better listener—Brought to you by:• Productroadmap.ai—AI to connect your roadmaps to revenue• Hex—Helping teams ask and answer data questions by working together• Ahrefs—Improve your website's SEO for free—Find the transcript for this episode and all past episodes at: https://www.lennyspodcast.com/episodes/. Today's transcript will be live by 8 a.m. PT.—Where to find Heidi Helfand:• X: https://twitter.com/heidihelfand• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidihelfand/• Website: https://www.heidihelfand.com/—Where to find Lenny:• Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com• X: https://twitter.com/lennysan• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/—In this episode, we cover:(00:00) Heidi's background(03:40) How Heidi got involved with reteaming and reorgs(07:37) Advice for people dealing with reorgs(11:56) The benefits of change and the RIDE framework(17:11) The five patterns of reteaming(20:00) The power of isolation(27:38) Advice on how to be successful by isolating small teams(33:27) Supporting and protecting internal startups(34:33) The one-by-one pattern(36:44) The grow and split pattern(39:20) The merging pattern(42:14) The switching pattern(50:18) Anti-patterns of reteaming(52:49) Embracing change and growth(58:48) How to become a better listener(01:01:28) Lightning round—Referenced:• Dynamic Reteaming: The Art and Wisdom of Changing Teams: https://www.amazon.com/Dynamic-Reteaming-Wisdom-Changing-Teams/dp/1492061298• O'Reilly: https://www.oreilly.com/• Procore Technologies: https://www.procore.com/• Kristian Lindwall on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristianlindwall/• Chris Smith on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrissmithagile• Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes: https://www.amazon.com/Transitions-Making-Changes-Revised-Anniversary/dp/073820904X• Pat Wadors on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patwadors/• The Four Steps to the Epiphany: Successful Strategies for Products That Win: https://www.amazon.com/Four-Steps-Epiphany-Successful-Strategies/dp/1119690358• GoToMyPC: https://get.gotomypc.com/• Teamwork: https://www.amazon.com/Teamwork-Right-Wrong-Interpersonal-Communication/dp/0803932901• AppFolio: https://www.appfolio.com/• SecureDocs: https://www.securedocs.com/• Citrix: https://www.citrix.com/• The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups: https://www.amazon.com/Culture-Code-Secrets-Highly-Successful/dp/0804176981• Tuckman's stages of group development: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuckman%27s_stages_of_group_development• Rich Sheridan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/menloprez/ • Menlo Innovations: https://menloinnovations.com/• Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us: https://www.amazon.com/Drive-Surprising-Truth-About-Motivates/dp/1594484805• Toyota Kata: Managing People for Improvement, Adaptiveness and Superior Results: https://www.amazon.com/Toyota-Kata-Managing-Improvement-Adaptiveness/dp/0071635238• Paulo Freire: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Freire• Jon Walker on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jwalker/• Managing Corporate Lifecycles: https://www.amazon.com/Managing-Corporate-Lifecycles-Ichak-Adizes/dp/9381860548• The Adizes Institute: https://www.adizes.com/• John Cutler on Lenny's Podcast: https://www.lennyspodcast.com/what-differentiates-the-highest-performing-product-teams-john-cutler-amplitude-the-beautiful-mes/• Co-Active Training Institute: https://coactive.com/• Co-Active Coaching: The proven framework for transformative conversations at work and in life: https://www.amazon.com/Co-Active-Coaching-Fourth-transformative-conversations/dp/1473674980• Creating Intelligent Teams: https://www.amazon.com/Creating-Intelligent-teams-Anne-R%C3%B8d/dp/186922583X• The Surprising Power of Liberating Structures: Simple Rules to Unleash a Culture of Innovation: https://www.amazon.com/Surprising-Power-Liberating-Structures-Innovation/dp/0615975305• Facilitator's Guide to Participatory Decision-Making: https://www.amazon.com/Facilitators-Participatory-Decision-Making-Jossey-bass-Management/dp/1118404955• The Bear on Hulu: https://www.hulu.com/series/the-bear-05eb6a8e-90ed-4947-8c0b-e6536cbddd5f—Production and marketing by https://penname.co/. 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“A lot of the traditional wisdom said the best teams are the ones that stay stable or the same; you need long-lived stable teams. The fact is, team change is inevitable. So let's get better at it." Heidi Helfand is the author of “Dynamic Reteaming”. In this episode, we discussed dynamic reteaming concept, or team changes in simple words. Heidi explained how her experience working in various startups and scaleups led to her coming up with the dynamic reteaming idea. She also explained how dynamic reteaming differs from the common advice of having long-lived teams. We then discussed the five patterns of dynamic reteaming as outlined by Heidi in her book. Our discussion also covered various other topics, such as onboarding, offboarding, maintaining company culture, ideal team size, and leadership role in dynamic teams.   Listen out for: Career Journey - [00:03:34] How Dynamic Reteaming Idea Came About - [00:08:30] Dynamic Reteaming - [00:12:08] Social Dynamics - [00:13:51] Dynamic Reteaming vs Long-Lived - [00:18:14] One by One - [00:26:19] Onboarding New Joiners - [00:27:42] People Leaving - [00:30:54] Maintaining Culture - [00:37:18] Grow & Split And Merging Patterns - [00:42:42] Ideal Team Size - [00:45:51] Isolation Pattern - [00:51:43] Role of Leader/Manager - [00:54:56] 3 Tech Lead Wisdom - [00:57:47] _____ Heidi Helfand's BioHeidi Helfand is author of the book Dynamic Reteaming and SVP of Strategy & Innovation at Artium. She's passionate about helping companies build great products and high-performing teams, and she's particularly interested in the people side of engineering. With over 20 years of experience in the tech industry, including roles at AppFolio, Procore and Expertcity/GoToMeeting, Heidi has gained a deep understanding of how to help organizations successfully navigate change and scale their teams. She lives in Southern California, where she enjoys spending time with her family and exploring the outdoors. Follow Heidi: Website – heidihelfand.com LinkedIn – linkedin.com/in/heidihelfand/ X – @heidihelfand Mastodon – @heidihelfand@mastodon.social Artium – thisisartium.com Email – HeidiHelfand@thisisartium.com _____ Our Sponsors Miro is your team's visual workspace to connect, collaborate, and create innovations together, from anywhere.Sign up today at miro.com/podcast and get your first 3 Miro boards free forever. Like this episode? Show notes & transcript: techleadjournal.dev/episodes/149 Follow @techleadjournal on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram. Buy me a coffee or become a patron.

John Cutler writes the popular and beloved product newsletter The Beautiful Mess. For many years, he was a Product Evangelist at Amplitude, which led him to meeting and working with a large number of product teams around the world. Through this role, he gained unique insight into how the best product teams operate. In today's episode, John reflects on leaving his role at Amplitude, and explains the attributes that the top 1% of product teams share. We also go deep into some of his favorite frameworks and discuss the best way to apply these frameworks to your work. We also unpack skills like product sense and product mindset, and what he's planning in his new role at Toast.—Find the full transcript here: https://www.lennyspodcast.com/what-differentiates-the-highest-performing-product-teams-john-cutler-amplitude-the-beautiful-mess/#transcript—Thank you to our wonderful sponsors for supporting this podcast:• Merge—A single API to add hundreds of integrations into your app: http://merge.dev/lenny• Eppo—Run reliable, impactful experiments: https://www.geteppo.com/• Vanta—Automate compliance. Simplify security: https://vanta.com/lenny—Where to find John Cutler:• Twitter: https://twitter.com/johncutlefish• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnpcutler/• Newsletter: https://cutlefish.substack.com/—Where to find Lenny:• Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com• Twitter: https://twitter.com/lennysan• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/—Referenced:• Amplitude: https://amplitude.com/• The North Star Playbook: https://info.amplitude.com/north-star-playbook• Craig Daniel on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigmdaniel/• Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Working-Backwards-Insights-Stories-Secrets/dp/1250267595• AppFolio: https://www.appfolio.com/• High Leverage Product Evangelism: https://cutlefish.substack.com/p/high-leverage-product-evangelism• Satya Nadella on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/satyanadella/• The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business: https://www.amazon.com/Culture-Map-Breaking-Invisible-Boundaries/dp/1610392507• Innovation Labs: https://innovationlabs.com/• BEES: https://mybeesapp.com/• Marty Cagan on Lenny's Podcast: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/the-nature-of-product-marty-cagan#details• Sooner Safer Happier: Antipatterns and Patterns for Business Agility: https://www.amazon.com/Sooner-Safer-Happier-Patterns-Antipatterns/dp/1942788916• Teresa Torres on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/teresatorres/• Andrew Huberman on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hubermanlab/?hl=en• TBM 49/52: Pyramid of Leadership Self/Other Awareness: https://cutlefish.substack.com/p/tbm-4952-pyramid-of-leadership-selfother• ChatGPT: https://chat.openai.com/chat• How to Measure Anything: Finding the Value of Intangibles in Business: https://www.amazon.com/How-Measure-Anything-Intangibles-Business-ebook/dp/B00INUYS2U• Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations: https://www.amazon.com/Accelerate-Software-Performing-Technology-Organizations/dp/1942788339• User Story Mapping: Discover the Whole Story, Build the Right Product: https://www.amazon.com/User-Story-Mapping-Discover-Product/dp/B08TZGKKF2• Build with Maggie Crowley podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/build-with-maggie-crowley/id1445050691• One Knight in Product podcast: https://www.oneknightinproduct.com/index.html#page-top• Sunny Bunnies on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81286920• Booba on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81011059• Toast: https://pos.toasttab.com/• Drift: https://www.drift.com/John's list of high-performing people worth following:• Dr. Cat Hicks (@grimalkina) https://www.linkedin.com/in/drcathicks/ • Stephanie Leue https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-leue/• Amy Edmondson (@AmyCEdmondson) https://www.linkedin.com/in/amedmondson/• Dominica DeGrandis (@dominicad) https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominicadeg/• Courtney Kissler https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtney-kissler-0930681/• Christina Wodtke (@cwodtke) https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinawodtke/• Matthew Skelton https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewskelton/• Heidi Helfand (@heidihelfand): https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidihelfand/—In this episode, we cover:(00:00) What is a product evangelist? John's unique role at Amplitude(05:50) John's reflections and feelings on leaving Amplitude(17:28) What John's doing next(18:52) John's newsletter: The Beautiful Mess(27:49) What do the top 1% of product teams have in common?(40:08) Different ways companies are successful, and why anyone can improve(45:55) Investing in people vs. investing in processes(48:49) The importance of culture and values(49:59) Global company cultures: the individualist vs. the collectivist  (55:55) Why it's hard to make changes in large companies(58:49) How to view frameworks(1:01:02) The spectrum of performance in big and small companies(1:05:27) Examples of high-performing people who work outside of Silicon Valley(1:09:02) The skill of product management(1:11:35) The value of learning a bit about everything(1:13:46) Why do people often underestimate the loops available at their company(1:16:20) Chronic vs. acute issues at companies(1:18:07) Unpacking the skills behind product sense and product mindset(1:20:44) A place for people without the traditional meritocracy mindset(1:22:38) John's writing process and what he plans on writing about next(1:27:52) How to use ChatGPT for learning and levity(1:31:56) Lightning Round—Production and marketing by https://penname.co/. 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Heidi Helfand is an engineering leader, consultant, coach, speaker and author who says that we need to "make the most of the time we have with people". Throughout her career, she's noted how team change is inevitable and wanted to help companies navigate it with her book "Dynamic Reteaming".     A message from this episode's sponsor - Product People This episode is sponsored by Product People. If you're a company founder or product leader who needs to get a product management team up and running quickly or cover parental leave check out Product People. They've got a thriving community and 40 in-house product managers, product ops pros, and product leaders. They onboard fast, align teams and deliver outcomes. Check out Product People to book a free intro chat and quote code OKIP to get a 5% discount.     Episode highlights:     Team change is inevitable but what's important is how you deal with it Even if you're going for long-lived mission-based teams, they're still going to change through attrition, company growth, lay-offs or mergers. There's a playbook to deal with this change.     Dynamic Reteaming helps you however you decide to set up your teams Books like Team Topologies tell you how to set up your teams to deliver value effectively. Dynamic Reteaming can work hand in hand with that approach and help you get there.     Team members don't always get to choose what happens Sometimes people & teams will get moved around & sometimes this change will come top-down. It's ideal for team members to have a say, but ultimately it's important for the leadership to communicate, communicate. communicate     Bottom-up reteaming can work but your mileage might vary Some companies allow people to decide what teams they work on, but your mileage may vary and, ultimately, in many companies, it's important to mix grassroots and executive input to get true success     Dynamic Reteaming offers a playbook for different types of team changes The patterns within Dynamic Reteaming include people-focused approaches to use before and after team changes. The most important principles are to be kind, thoughtful and to treat people with respect.   Buy "Dynamic Reteaming"   "Your team will change whether you like it or not. People will come and go. Your company might double in size or even be acquired. In this practical book, author Heidi Helfand shares techniques for reteaming effectively. Engineering leaders will learn how to catalyze team change to reduce the risk of attrition, learning and career stagnation, and the development of knowledge silos. Based on research into well-known software companies, the patterns in this book help CTOs and team managers effectively integrate new hires into an existing team, manage a team that has lost members, or deal with unexpected change" Check it out on Amazon. You can also check out the book website Contact Heidi You can connect with Heidi on LinkedIn.

Heidi Helfand joins me on this episode of the Xagility™ podcast to discuss her wonderful book: Dynamic Reteaming as well as her five patterns for dynamic reteaming. Packed with anecdotes and over two decades of experience, this episode is guaranteed to make you laugh, think and learn. Heidi Helfand is a software engineering leader with 20+ years of experience helping fast-growing companies double and triple in size. Her book, Dynamic Reteaming, details people-focused patterns and tactics to help companies thrive through hypergrowth. Heidi is currently VP of Engineering Growth at Kin, an insurance tech company that offers affordable coverage to homeowners in catastrophe-prone regions. Heidi is based in Southern California. CPCC, ICF PCC. Heidi's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidihelfand/ John Coleman's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolemanagilitychef --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/xagility/message

In this episode, we interview Heidi Helfand. She is challenged with the “Think aptitude and attitude” pattern from the Wardley Maps Doctrine repository (https://wardleypedia.org/mediawiki/index.php/Doctrine_Patterns#Think_aptitude_and_attitude). During the episode, Heidi shares her experiences in a learning environment and how it can be set up to allow emergence (doing it together). We also discuss how to harvest the potential by engaging people in problem-solving while allowing for variation. Heidi recommends the following resources: The First 90 Days by Michael D. Watkins Leadership Is Language by David Marquet The Leader Lab by LeeAnn Renninger and Tania Luna Heidi Helfand (@heidihelfand) is the author of the book Dynamic Reteaming and Vice President of Engineering at Kin Insurance.

Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. This week Jurgen is with us to talk about his latest project: unFIX.work. Organization design for continuous innovation and better human experience.  Jurgen calls the unFIX model “lego for organization design”, and refers to it as an evolution over the several scaling frameworks that have been popularized in the Agile community.  In this episode, we refer to Dynamic Re-teaming by Heidi Helfand. The unFix model does not focus only on organization though, and we discuss the aspects of employee experience that drove Jurget to work on, and define the unFIX model.  In this episode, we also refer to “Slow Motion Multitasking”, a concept popularized by Tim Hardford in this talk. About Jurgen Appelo Jurgen Appelo is an entrepreneur, an author, and keynote speaker who applies Agile to his life and his businesses. He's also prolific writer on all topics business and agile. He wrote Management 3.0, How to Change the World, Managing for Happiness and his latest book about entrepreneurship and product development: Startup, Scale up, Screw up. You can link with Jurgen Appelo on LinkedIn and connect with Jurgen Appelo on Twitter.

Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. Agile is about learning and becoming resilient. This is true both for teams as well as for Scrum Masters. In this episode we talk about how someimtes we fail to help teams become “teams”. This tsory starts with a team that had changed its composition, abnd some external consultants were brought in.  In this episode, we talk about Heidi Helfand's work on Dynamic Re-teaming, and the Tuckman's stages of group formation. About Nick Nielsen Nick completed his education at Aarhus University in Denmark and currently works in the Digital Organisation at Grundfos, the worlds biggest pump manufacturer. He views him self as a pragmatic Agile Handyman. You can link with Nick Nielsen on LinkedIn and connect with Nick Nielsen on Twitter.

This team had a strong “legacy debt”, lots of old code they needed to maintain and develop further. Having worked in a waterfall before did not help this team, as they looked at testing as “a separate task”. How to help this team adjust, and learn to be Agile? We discuss the many anti-patterns this team had to overcome, and how the idea of “unlearning” the old ways of working helped this team evolve. Featured Book of the Week: Dynamic Re-teaming by Heidi Helfand, and Start with Why by Simon Sinek In this tag-team episode, we hear about two books that Lorna and Jon find critical for any Scrum Master. First we learn about Start with Why by Simon Sinek, and we discuss his Ted Talk on the topic. Then we learn about the book Dynamic Re-teaming by Heidi Helfand, who's been a guest here on the podcast.  How can Angela (the Agile Coach) quickly build healthy relationships with the teams she's supposed to help? What were the steps she followed to help the Breeze App team fight off the competition? Find out how Angela helped Naomi and the team go from “behind” to being ahead of Intuition Bank, by focusing on the people! Download the first 4 chapters of the BOOK for FREE while it is in Beta! About Lorna Mason & Jon Lawrence Lorna Mason and Jon Lawrence are both agilists working in an insurance scale-up based in Brighton. Their journey to agile has walked a less 'traditional' path of Change Management and Continuous Improvement, to Scrum Master, Delivery Manager and Agile Coach; (proving not EVERY Scrum Master needs to code!). They hold the firm belief that you can be a successful Scrum Master as long as you genuinely care about people and value first; and hold a profound desire to always make things better! You can link with Lorna Mason on LinkedIn.  You can link with Jon Lawrence on LinkedIn.

We live in a world of ever-changing team dynamics. How do we use listening and communication as a tool to help individuals and teams adapt well to change, manage conflicts and challenges, learn and grow?  How do team structures influence finding solutions to big challenges while creating meaningful people experiences? And what are the various ways we foster listening to help us in decision-making?   Heidi Helfand is the author of the book Dynamic Reteaming. She coaches software development teams using practical, people-focused techniques, with the goal of building resilient organizations as they double and triple in size.   Heidi is currently VP of Engineering at Kin Insurance, which offers affordable coverage to homeowners in catastrophe-prone regions. Her 20+ year career in SAAS launched Procore Technologies and AppFolio to IPO and Expertcity to acquisition by Citrix. She was on the original development team that built GoToMeeting and GoToWebinar. Heidi is based in Southern California.   In this episode, Heidi shares how she nerds out with listening because it is hard and a life-long practice. She highlights that to have effective communication, it pays to give someone the space for them to articulate what they want to convey. Often, solutions can be found which help craft decisions, whether their or yours.   She also talks about her book 'Dynamic Reteaming' which focuses on building effective teams amidst continuous team change.    "People are going to come; people are going to go; your teams are going to change. Focus there. Don't go for the quest for stability, because it's unrealistic." - Heidi Helfand    Listen IN Notes:   03:22 - On discovering the power of listening: You rediscover the power of listening all the time, if you take the time to stop talking and try to focus on another person or what's going on around you, you get clues that might surprise you.   03:46 - A moment she was surprised by the clues when she stopped talking: When you're talking to another person, and you leave space, they most likely say things or offer solutions to their challenges that you wouldn't have thought of.    05:44 - Leveling the playing field and getting all voices heard: suggesting self-management strategies   08:26 - Facilitation techniques for small and bigger groups so that all voices are heard and everyone's participation is encouraged.   13:02 - What makes listening important: be generous with your attention, it might really be life-changing for the other person because they feel like its a gift, especially when they have experienced otherwise.   15:03 - What it feels like for Heidi to experience that gift of listening   16:50 - Talking about her book on dealing with team change: Dynamic Reteaming by Heidi Helfand    21:07 - What she thinks about team change: When you find that team chemistry, which I think is almost magical, in some cases, you want to keep it . But just like other things, nothing stays the same; enjoy it while you have it.   22:24 Sharing how writing her book was a process of discovery and how she used grounded theory.   26:32 - Building a communication strategy around a structure: You have a picture of the current state and the future state. And then you write an FAQ document as one structure. Then you talk to different groups of people and iterate this document that tries to bring everybody to the same point of understanding about this change that we're going to have.   38:42 - Heidi's advice to a new manager: You might not feel like you're always prepared from the start when you're doing something new. But you don't have to be perfect. You're going to learn along the way.   41:51 - Inspiring words to hear from Heidi: It's a busy world right now. It can feel quite chaotic and overwhelming, with everything we're dealing with, with COVID, with working differently. Take care of yourself, prioritize your health and your family's health, and just do the best you can. There are a lot of new challenges that we're facing, globally. Give people a little grace and space and allow for messiness. We're all in this together. Key Takeaways:    "I think you can reteam for learning and fulfillment to get into a better place. We want people to feel like they're excited to come to work each day, they're working and they're learning, and they're challenged. And it's an enjoyable experience.” -  Heidi Helfand   “You might not get it right the first time when they join a team. But in talking with people, listening to what they want to do, where they want to go. Really cultivate a kind of career conversation and you can figure out how you can best support them." - Heidi Helfand   "I try to listen as the default. Sometimes it's hard if you're particularly excited about a topic. You might want to get your words in. But I find that if you leave the space, it just allows other things to happen, and that's probably a good thing because it's more collaborative." - Heidi Helfand "You want to engage people in problem-solving, so they come up with their solutions. They figure out how they want to roll them out, and then they reflect on them and try to apply this as learning going forward." - Heidi Helfand     "I do always think you need a persistent visual of all of your people in teams. This is not an org chart. I'm talking about the software development companies that work in cross-functional teams; how you're organized is important. And I just like doing that in an open, accessible way, like a Google sheet where anybody can make changes to it. Because as the teams change and own their change, people are going to move around. And so everybody keeps this shared thing updated." - Heidi Helfand    "It's always this continual need to…refocus out and pay attention to other people. (When you focus and listen), it helps make decisions that help you figure out what to do." - Heidi Helfand Notes/Mentions:   Dynamic Reteaming by Heidi Helfand: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1492061298/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_PFYJ9Z3G4YAG9H54MPS3 Brene Brown: https://brenebrown.com/ Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead : https://www.amazon.com/Daring-Greatly-Courage-Vulnerable-Transforms/dp/1592408419 The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else In Business by Patrick Leoncioni: https://www.amazon.com/Advantage-Organizational-Everything-Business-Lencioni-ebook/dp/B006ORWT3Y The Leader Lab: Core skills to become a better manager, faster: https://www.amazon.de/Leader-Lab-Tania-Luna/dp/1119793319   Connect with Heidi Helfand:   Website: https://www.heidihelfand.com/ Email: heidihelfand@gmail.com   Connect with Raquel Ark: www.listeningalchemy.com Mobile: + 491732340722 contact@listeningalchemy.com LinkedIn

In last week's episode, Heidi Helfand talked to us about her book “Dynamic Reteaming”. Dynamic Reteaming has great potential to provide when treated correctly. We took the Tuckman model and stable teams for granted for decades. Now Dynamic Reteaming is taking over in complex domains.The thing with theory is, though, that theory does not always map well in practice. Theory is picture-perfect, while practice almost never is. Chris Smith, Head of Product Delivery at Redgate Software, provides a great case study of how this can work in practice!  What you'll discover in this show:-        What format Redgate uses to do Dynamic Reteaming-        How softskills come to play when working with trust-        What benefits were uncovered at Redgate  Speakers:Chris SmithHead of Product Delivery at Redgate SoftwareChris is Head of Product Delivery at Redgate. His job is to lead the software development teams that work on Redgate's ingeniously simple database software, building teams with clarity of purpose, freedom to act, and a drive to learn. For the last three years, Chris has led Redgate's annual reteaming process which gives people a strong influence over which team they are part of, encouraging them to move towards the work they find most engagingContact Chris: Blog: https://leadingagileteams.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrissmithagile/Twitter: https://twitter.com/cj_smithy Email: chris.smith@red-gate.com Sander Dur (host)Scrum Master, Agile Coach, trainer, and podcast host for ‘Mastering Agility”Sander Dur is a business agility enthusiast, with a passion for people. Whether it's healthy product development, agile leadership, measurement, or psychological safety, Sander has the drive to enable organizations to the best of their abilities. He is an avid article writer, working on a book about Scrum Mastery from the Trenches, and is connecting listeners with the most influential people in the industry. Masteringagility.orghttps://www.linkedin.com/in/sanderdur/ https://agilitymasters.com/en https://sander-dur.medium.com/ Additional resources: Leave a review: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/mastering-agility-1727952/reviews Find the book:https://www.heidihelfand.com/dynamic-reteaming-book/https://leadingagileteams.com/category/teams/reteaming/     Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/masteringagility)

Do you know how most organizations and frameworks advocate for keeping stable teams? Where there is little change in team composition? Today we're talking about doing the exact opposite. Where a change in team structure is welcome.Heidi Helfand, the author of the book Dynamic Reteaming, sits down with us to discuss the benefits that could be achieved by having more occurring change, rather than keeping things the way they are.  What you'll discover in this show:-        How Dynamic Reteaming relates to the Tuckman model-        What the effect is on the delivery of value-        What potential could be missed when keeping teams the way they are   Speakers:Heidi HelfandAuthor of Dynamic ReteamingHeidi Helfand is the author of the book Dynamic Reteaming. She coaches software development teams using practical, people-focused techniques, with the goal of building resilient organizations as they double and triple in size.Heidi is currently VP of Engineering Growth at Kin Insurance, which offers affordable coverage to homeowners in catastrophe-prone regions.  Her 20+ year career in SAAS launched Procore Technologies and AppFolio to IPO and Expertcity to acquisition by Citrix. She was on the original development team that built GoToMeeting and GoToWebinar. Heidi is based in Southern California.  Contact Heidihttps://www.heidihelfand.com/Sander Dur (host)Scrum Master, Agile Coach, trainer, and podcast host for ‘Mastering Agility”Sander Dur is a business agility enthusiast, with a passion for people. Whether it's healthy product development, agile leadership, measurement, or psychological safety, Sander has the drive to enable organizations to the best of their abilities. He is an avid article writer, working on a book about Scrum Mastery from the Trenches, and is connecting listeners with the most influential people in the industry. Masteringagility.orghttps://www.linkedin.com/in/sanderdur/ https://agilitymasters.com/en https://sander-dur.medium.com/ Additional resources: Find the book:https://www.heidihelfand.com/dynamic-reteaming-book/     Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/masteringagility)

Heidi Helfand is VP of Engineering Growth at Kin Insurance and the author of Dynamic Reteaming, a book that casts a whole new light on forming and growing teams. In these fast-moving times, changing your team formation effectively is the most sought-after organizational superpower. I talked to Heidi about fundamental reteaming patterns and her experience in growing organizations.Subscribe to 0800-DEVOPS newsletter here.Show notes:- This interview is featured in 0800-DEVOPS #30 - Dynamic Reteaming with Heidi Helfand.- Book link: Dynamic Reteaming: The Art and Wisdom of Changing Teams 2nd Edition

Courtney Kissler is CTO at Zulily, an e-commerce company. She has an impressive career in the retail space as former Vice President of Digital Platform Engineering at Nike, and before that, she helped in building digital platforms at Starbucks and Nordstrom. Don't miss our conversation – Courtney is describing her recipe for successful collaboration with consulting companies.Subscribe to 0800-DEVOPS newsletter here.Show notes:This interview is featured in 0800-DEVOPS #28 - Collaborating with consulting companies with Courtney KisslerDynamic Reteaming by Heidi Helfand

Hi everyone and welcome to this episode on the Agile Atelier podcast. Today, I’ll be talking to Heidi Helfand about Dynamic Reteaming, which is also the title of the book she has authored. Heidi coaches software development teams using practical, people-focused techniques, with the goal of building resilient organizations as they double and triple in…… Continue reading Episode 33: Dynamic Reteaming and Group Transitions with Heidi Helfand

Joe Krebs speaks with Heidi Helfand about Dynamic Re-teaming, team names, re-org's and the 5 patterns for adaptive org-design. Heidi was on the original development team that invented GoToMeeting and GoToWebinar and she wrote the book “Dynamic Re-teaming”.

The paper mentioned by Heidi during the show can we read here.

Robby speaks with Heidi Helfand, Director of Product & Technology Excellence at Procore Technologies. They discuss how to reduce fear when making changes, understanding the importance of supporting roles for technical teams, and why we should all keep a living document that lists all of our accomplishments. Heidi also talks about different ways to benchmark a team and how to build alliances.Helpful LinksHeidi's bookHeidi on TwitterHeidi's Website[Book Recommendation] Crucial Conversations Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, Kerry Patterson and Joseph GennySubscribe to Maintainable on:Apple PodcastsOvercastSpotifyOr search "Maintainable" wherever you stream your podcasts.

Dynamic Reteaming: The Art and Wisdom of Changing Teams by Heidi Helfand Heidihelfand.com Your team will change whether you like it or not. People will come and go. Your company might double in size or even be acquired. In this practical book, author Heidi Helfand shares techniques for reteaming effectively. Engineering leaders will learn how to catalyze team change to […] The post Chris Voss Podcast – Dynamic Reteaming: The Art and Wisdom of Changing Teams by Heidi Helfand appeared first on Chris Voss Official Website.

Dynamic Reteaming: The Art and Wisdom of Changing Teams by Heidi Helfand Heidihelfand.com Your team will change whether you like it or not. People will come and go. Your company might double in size or even be acquired. In this practical book, author Heidi Helfand shares techniques for reteaming effectively. Engineering leaders will learn how to catalyze team change to […] The post Book Author Podcast – Dynamic Reteaming: The Art and Wisdom of Changing Teams by Heidi Helfand appeared first on Book Author Podcast.

If team change is inevitable, how can we get good at it? What are the pros and cons of team change? Should we encourage team change? Should we ensure it happens at a certain frequency? Chris and Austin discuss these questions and more with Heidi Helfand in light of her book on Dynamic Reteaming and her work on Sustainable Pace. Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/wBoUGfiBlvk 

In this episode, Chris Murman and Andy Cleff chat with Heidi Helfand about Dynamic Reteaming and the value of embracing change. How the ever-evolving landscape of 2020 impacts leadership, our concepts of “Team,” our need to build resilience and to take retrospectives to all levels - individual, team, system, and organization.  Links Contact Information LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidihelfand/ Twitter https://twitter.com/heidihelfand Website http://www.heidihelfand.com/ Books Dynamic Reteaming by Heidi Helfand Transitions Crucial Conversations Agile Retrospectives Coaching Agile Teams Fearless Organization Videos https://www.heidihelfand.com/dynamic-reteaming/ About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher, or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Looking for real-time interaction and conversation with other practitioners?  Jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you'd like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

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We speak with Heidi Helfand, author of the book Dynamic Reteaming, and Director of R&D at Procore Technologies. Heidi explains her roadmap for leaders going through organizational change as she shares the five different models of reteaming. Dynamic Reteaming on Amazon Webinar: The balance of bottom-up leadership

Dynamic Reteaming: The Art and Wisdom of Changing Teams by Heidi Helfand Heidihelfand.com Your team will change whether you like it or not. People will come and go. Your company might double in size or even be acquired. In this practical book, author Heidi Helfand shares techniques for reteaming effectively. Engineering leaders will learn how to catalyze team change to reduce the risk of attrition, learning and career stagnation, and the development of knowledge silos. Based on research into well-known software companies, the patterns in this book help CTOs and team managers effectively integrate new hires into an existing team, manage a team that has lost members, or deal with unexpected change. You’ll learn how to isolate teams for focused innovation, rotate team members for knowledge sharing, breakthrough organizational apathy, and more. You’ll explore: Real-world examples that demonstrate why and how organizations reteam Five reteaming patterns: One by One, Grow and Split, Isolation, Merging, and Switching Tactics to help you master dynamic reteaming in your company Stories that demonstrate problems caused by reteaming anti-patterns About Heidi Heidi Helfand is author of the book Dynamic Reteaming. She coaches software development teams using practical, people-focused techniques, with the goal of building resilient organizations as they double and triple in size. Heidi is currently Director of R&D Excellence at Procore Technologies. She draws on her vast experience from coaching there, as well as at AppFolio and Citrix Online, where Heidi was on the original development team that invented GoToMeeting and GoToWebinar. Heidi is based in Southern California.

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On this episode, Tom sits down with Chris Smith (Head of Product Delivery at Redgate) and Heidi Helfand (Directory of Engineering Excellence at Procore and author of Dynamic Reteaming) to talk about what reteaming is, why it's a great thing to do and common anti-patterns to watch out for.

Craig and Tony are at YOW! Conference in Brisbane and talk to Heidi Helfand, Director of Engineering Excellence at Procore Technologies and author of Dynamic Reteaming and they talk about: YOW! 2017 talk “Dynamic Reteaming: The Art & Wisdom of Changing Teams“ The general belief is the best teams are the ones that are stable … Continue reading →

The only constant is change, and Heidi Helfand knows a thing or two about changes in organizations. From reteamining to reorganizations to just shuffling a member or two, in this episode we’ll learn how to think about these inevitable changes and what to do when they happen. Show Notes What are some of the kinds of change that a team might undergo? Dynamic reteaming comes in these five structural patterns The metaphor of the eco-cycle Different types of mentoring What does it mean to have a “successful” team? Inner and outer roles A recipe for disengagement Links: Heidihelfand.com Book: Dynamic Reteaming Twitter: @heidihelfand  Sponsor: GitPrime

Heidi Helfand is Director of Engineering Excellence at Procore Technologies, creators of cloud-based construction software. She is author of the book Dynamic Reteaming: The Art and Wisdom of Changing Teams which challenges the notion that you need to keep your teams "the same" in order to be successful. Heidi was on the "first team" at two highly successful startups - ExpertCity, Inc. (acquired by Citrix) where she was on the team that invented GoToMyPC, GoToMeeting and GoToWebinar and AppFolio, Inc., a SAAS property management software company that went public in 2015. She is a co-active coach certified by the International Coaching Federation (ICF). I especially find Heidi’s work on Dynamic Reteaming fascinating as most, if not all of the literature, workshops, courses and training that I’ve come across out there around creating excellent teams promotes the idea of persistence of a team in order to follow the path to maturity and excellence. Join us as Heidi explains her work around Dynamic Reteaming and her upcoming book, Dynamic Reteaming: The Art and Wisdom of Changing Teams . You can learn more about Heidi & her book by visiting her website & LInkedIn profile: www.heidihelfand.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidihelfand --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/agiletalks/support

SPaMCAST 548 features our interview with Heidi Helfand.  Heidi and I discussed teams and her book Dynamic Reteaming: The Art and Wisdom of Changing Teams. Heidi challenges the conventional wisdom that in agile (or any walk of life) that you need to keep your teams "the same" in order to be successful. In short, there are no absolutes except for change. Heidi’s Bio Heidi Helfand is Director of Engineering Excellence at Procore Technologies, creators of cloud-based construction software. She is the author of the book Dynamic Reteaming: The Art and Wisdom of Changing Teams which challenges the notion that you need to keep your teams "the same" in order to be successful. Heidi was on the first team at two highly successful startups ñ ExpertCity, Inc. (acquired by Citrix) where she was on the teams that invented GoToMyPC, GoToMeeting and GoToWebinar and AppFolio, Inc., a SAAS property management software company. She is a co-active coach certified by the International Coach Federation (ICF). Buy the book!  https://leanpub.com/dynamicreteaming Twitter: https://twitter.com/heidihelfand LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/heidihelfand Re-Read Saturday News This week we are re-reading Chapter 5 of Thinking, Fast and Slow, Cognitive Ease. This chapter is full of tactical considerations for how to present information or to influence how teams work. If you do not have a favorite, dog-eared copy of Thinking, Fast and Slow, please buy a copy.  Using the links in this blog entry helps support the blog and its alter-ego, The Software Process and Measurement Cast. Buy a copy on Amazon,  It’s time to get reading!   The installments: Week 1: Logistics and Introduction - http://bit.ly/2UL4D6h Week 2: The Characters Of The Story - http://bit.ly/2PwItyX Week 3: Attention and Effort - http://bit.ly/2H45x5A Week 4: The Lazy Controller - http://bit.ly/2LE3MQQ Week 5: The Associative Machine - http://bit.ly/2JQgp8I Week 6: Cognitive Ease - http://bit.ly/2VTuqVu Next SPaMCAST SPaMCAST 549 will feature our essay Seven Issues Testers Experience Being Agile.  Recently I attended the QAI Quest Conference in Chicago, during the conference I got to talk with lots of people from across the development spectrum. From the conversations and workshops, I identified seven common threads that test and quality focused personal experience being or trying to be agile. We will also have a column from Susan Parente who brings her Not a Scrumdamentalist column to the cast!  

SPaMCAST 547 returns to our standard staggered approach with a discussion of work entry.  The majority of work entry issues are caused by eight problems. The eight problems often occur in clusters and are a reflection of organizational culture.  Knowing that there are eight problems is useful so that you can do something about them! Also this week, Kim Pries, the software sensei is back and goes full curmudgeon.  Kim states ”After 40+ years of software work and lies, I get disgusted when I see yet another rehash of so-called tools that purport to do something valuable. The multi-colored risk analysis "tools" are essentially worthless. To date, I have never seen one of these catch or forestall idiocy on the part of a supplier or a customer. There's no fixing stupid!” Re-Read Saturday News This week we are re-reading Chapter 4 of Thinking, Fast and Slow, The Associative Machine.  This chapter begins a deeper dive into the nuances of system 1 thinking. If you do not have a favorite, dog-eared copy of Thinking, Fast and Slow, please buy a copy.  Using the links in this blog entry helps support the blog and its alter-ego, The Software Process and Measurement Cast. Buy a copy on Amazon,  It’s time to get reading!   The installments: Week 1: Logistics and Introduction - http://bit.ly/2UL4D6h Week 2: The Characters Of The Story - http://bit.ly/2PwItyX Week 3: Attention and Effort - http://bit.ly/2H45x5A Week 4: The Lazy Controller - http://bit.ly/2LE3MQQ Week 5: The Associative Machine - http://bit.ly/2JQgp8I Next SPaMCAST SPaMCAST 548 will feature our interview with Heidi Helfand.  Heidi and I discussed teams and her book Dynamic Reteaming: The Art and Wisdom of Changing Teams.  It is time to challenge the conventional wisdom that in agile (or any walk of life) that you need to keep your teams "the same" in order to be successful.

Si quieres ver el vídeo con slides: https://youtu.be/WqbN9r_Hev0 Team change is inevitable, especially when your company is hiring like crazy and doubling in size. Your teams might grow and split?—?like mitosis. Twenty people might arrive in one day. What feels like tectonic shifts happen as you morph structurally to refocus people and work. How can we bring a humanistic stance to this dynamic reteaming? How can people be empowered to have ownership over their team change? How can we integrate new people without losing our sense of culture? We will explore questions like these and will discover practical strategies to master dynamic reteaming.

Delivering Awesome Value at High Speed Richard Kasperowski interviews Heidi Helfand, director of engineering excellence at Procore Technologies and author of the book Dynamic Reteaming: The Art and Wisdom of Changing Teams. Heidi shares her wisdom on clarity of roles, having a clear sense of purpose, and patterns of dynamic reteaming. Visit Heidi’s website, http://heidihelfand.com, connect with her on LinkedIn at https://linkedin.com/in/heidihelfand, and read her book at https://leanpub.com/dynamicreteaming. Join hundreds of high-performers and subscribe to Richard’s newsletter at https://kasperowski.com.

This is the Engineering Culture Podcast, from the people behind InfoQ.com and the QCon conferences. In this podcast recorded at Agile 2017, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Heidi Helfand about Dynamic Reteaming Why listen to this podcast: • Team change is real – we might as well get good at it • People come and go from teams all the time for many different reasons • A missing level in Tuckman’s model of team formation – Stagnating, when you keep a team together for too long • There are techniques to build social bonds beyond the single team level to prevent constant forming/storming when team composition changes • The rate of reteaming is a business decision based on the context and needs of the organisation at the time More on this: Quick scan our curated show notes on InfoQ http://bit.ly/2oPFG71 You can also subscribe to the InfoQ newsletter to receive weekly updates on the hottest topics from professional software development. bit.ly/24x3IVq Subscribe: www.youtube.com/infoq Like InfoQ on Facebook: bit.ly/2jmlyG8 Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/InfoQ Follow on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/infoq Check the landing page on InfoQ: http://bit.ly/2oPFG71

Key Takeaways: 8. Episode – Heidi Helfand Passionate teams are motivated Yeah, a passionate team to me is a team that's comprised of people that are motivated. They're very interested, intrigued and driven to do the work of the team. There's something about it that they feel like they're making an impact and they know it, and so they strive to come up with unique solutions to achieve the goals that they have from their customers. Team chemistry by giving choice You know, I think that if people have the freedom to choose their teams, maybe there's a greater chance that the teams will have chemistry, which the people will want to work together. Maybe the people choose to work together. I think giving a choice in a team, is something that, it's almost like risk management for team chemistry, If people have a choice. Sometimes people need to work with others Forming, storming, norming, performing and you know, sometimes I think, yeah, if a team is together too long, they could feel like they're stagnating. Maybe there's not enough diversity of thought […]. You could try to change it up and bring in different work or start a book club or something, but sometimes people just need to work with others. Change is also a personal choice So it's a business decision how the rate at which you grow, it's kind of like stepping on a gas pedal fast or slow. But then it's also a personal choice, I think. Just like our opinions about change in general, I might be a person that wants more change, or maybe I might be a person that prefers more stability and less change, and I think that's valid. It's valid to not change your team And it's valid not to change it. So I'm not saying bust up all your teams, I'm not saying dynamically change all your teams as fast as you can, what I am saying is that reteaming the ability to change is an option that I think is left out of many of the discussions in software development best practices. It should be on the table for many reasons that are valid and then sometimes invalid. Team change is gonna happen, so you might as well get good at it. Tap into the interests and needs of the people Yeah, I would say really try to tap into the, get to know people. Tap into their interests. What motivates them? We're motivated by different things. You know, have one on ones. Talk in groups. Be open to enabling people to grow maybe into a different role or into a different squad, into a different team or to working on something else like really try to tap into the interests and needs of the people and really support them to help them into the directions that they want, and it's the sweet spot when you find the direction that the person wants to go when it's in step with the direction the company wants to go. So I think through having close relationships, we can make this happen. About Heidi: http://www.heidihelfand.com/about/

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Joshua Kerievsky CEO of Industrial Logic and Heidi Helfand Director of Engineering Excellence at Procore Technologies and author of the book Dynamic Reteaming about their talk High Performance via Psychological Safety Why listen to this podcast: • You cannot have a high performing team unless you have psychological safety • Creating a safe environment is hard, and it must go beyond just lip service • Take the time to have crucial conversations early rather than later • The quality of the products we produce is a direct reflection of the quality of the conversations we have in our teams

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From early employee at AppFolio and Citrix to international consultant and speaker on team dynamics, Heidi Helfand is also the author of Dynamic Reteaming: The Art and Wisdom of Changing Teams. In this episode, we cover team stagnation, its causes, elements and best practices of dynamic reteaming and when reteaming should be an option.