Effective Management: Getting the Best from Your Team
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Effective Management:Effective Management:Getting the Best from Your TeamGetting the Best from Your Team
Pete IsenseePrincipal Program ManagerXbox Platform Team
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About MeAbout Me
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Development FailuresDevelopment FailuresOf 500 real world development efforts•15% cancelled or abortedOf those that lasted 25+ work-years•25% failed to complete
For the overwhelming majority, there was not a single technological issue to explain the failure.
– DeMarco and Lister, Peopleware
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Key TakeawayKey Takeaway
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Pop QuizPop Quiz• Who has a sociology degree?• Who took management classes in school?• Who has a manager mentor?• Who has read any books on management?• Who has been to a manager training class?
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Recipe for SuccessRecipe for Success• Hire the best• Motivate and inspire• Turn them loose• Give feedback• Manage underperformers
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HiringHiring• Use your network• Need: smart & productive• Examine portfolios• Involve the team• Compare notes• Make a decision
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Effective hiring managers never settle for “good enough”
Key TakeawayKey Takeaway
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Recipe for SuccessRecipe for Success• Hire the best• Motivate and inspire• Turn them loose• Give feedback• Manage underperformers
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Trust CycleTrust Cycle
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Motivational TacticsMotivational Tactics• Be real• Think long term• Celebrate progress• Try something new• Foster l’esprit de corps• Maximize the workspace• The trivial and the silly are neither
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Team ChemistryTeam Chemistry• Build a cult of quality• Cultivate a sense of eliteness• Encourage diversity• Foster employee connections• Give strategic, not tactical, advice
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Key TakeawayKey Takeaway
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Recipe for SuccessRecipe for Success• Hire the best• Motivate and inspire• Turn them loose• Give feedback• Manage underperformers
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6Ps: Setting Course6Ps: Setting Course• Premise
• Purpose
• Principles• Priorities• Plan• People
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6Ps: Example6Ps: Example• Premise: The game engine keeps crashing
• Purpose: Improve the quality of the engine
• Principles: Invest for the future, minimize content changes, evaluate multiple options
• Priorities: Quality, efficiency, readability, …• Plan: Investigate middleware, hire consultant, …• People: …
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Cut LooseCut Loose• Trust the team• Foster work/life balance• Don’t waste the team’s
time• Build consensus
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Manage ChangeManage Change• Improvements
involve change• Fundamental
response to change: emotional
• Celebrate the status quo first
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Key TakeawayKey Takeaway
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Recipe for SuccessRecipe for Success• Hire the best• Motivate and inspire• Turn them loose• Give feedback• Manage underperformers
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I’m ListeningI’m Listening• Give feedback• Shortly before or after behavior• Start with what you like• Talk about ways to improve
• Receive feedback• Ask for feedback• Listen• Two valid responses: “Thanks” and “Go on”
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Key TakeawaysKey Takeaways
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Recipe for SuccessRecipe for Success• Hire the best• Motivate and inspire• Turn them loose• Give feedback• Manage underperformers
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Failure is Not an OptionFailure is Not an Option• Match skillset to the work• Don’t delay• Pave the way• Coordinate with mgmt, HR, legal• Your team will thank you
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Key TakeawaysKey Takeaways
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General People Mgmt TacticsGeneral People Mgmt Tactics• Use Different Communication Modes• Get People Alone• Get People Together• Hunt People Down• Hide/Work Offsite• Grant Authority• Get Advice• Go on Walkabout• Call in Favors• Stack the Deck• Buy People Coffee/Donuts
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Remember the RecipeRemember the Recipe• Hire the best• Motivate and inspire• Turn them loose• Give feedback• Manage underperformers
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Takeaways for Effective ManagersTakeaways for Effective Managers
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ResourcesResources• Email: [email protected]• Website: tantalon.com• DeMarco & Lister: Peopleware• Spolsky: Guerilla Guide to Interviewing (web)• Berkun: Making Things Happen• Brechner: Hard Code