As the company growing and more product verticals are coming in, and more competitors coming in not only from Indonesia but also big players from outside the country, there are needs from stakeholders and management (C/VP levels) to ensure we are delivering our initiatives more than ever. Hence, ensuring a team to be self-organized, transparent, and great visibility of ongoing and upcoming project progress are very critical. Spotting potential delays early and doing continuous improvement on how we structure the team and do communication within the team is also essential for us to achieve effective & efficient productivity.
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Answering Yes/No Question
Your boss answering a simple yes or no question: pic.twitter.com/8uTFWpNyTV
— shelby wolstein (@ShelbyWolstein) May 8, 2020
Different types of 1:1 conversations visualised
#1. Ping Pong
Both parties are equally engaged and curious about the other. Answers are thoughtful, and each participant always turns their answer back into a question for the other.
Tech Resume
Tech Resume is an internal personal profile managed and updated by us as an employee with information including current and past projects, accomplishments in our current company, expertise, impact, motivation, career aspirations.
Continue readingTalking about OKR
Why do we care about OKR ?
Managing a company’s performance relative to goals is important. OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) have been found by the tech industry to be a good way to do that. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OKR for a history of OKRs. See Measure What Matters, by John Doerr for a great read on how they started to be used at Google.
Continue readingMy Ex-Boss Cultural Hints
⚠️ This isn’t my note nor intent to take any credit.
TL;DR: We take our job of building quality services for our customers seriously in every way. Rigor at every level is the only way to do that reliably and efficiently.
Continue readingOn being a great meeting attendee
Staying engaged during meetings
Attendees, please follow these instructions:
- Bring your own notebook for the pre-reads
- Turn on your webcam, even if you’re in a room with other people. It helps other participants better understand what you’re saying AND keeps you focused.
- Participate during meetings by 1) reading the pre-reads, 2) leaving feedback, and 3) participating during discussions. We have found many things need to be repeated due to unfocused meeting participants.
Silent Meeting
Feels that your meeting is somehow ineffective? try silent meetings.
This isn’t really a new type of meeting, but since the dotcom and the rise of the startups, this kind of meeting helps people especially leaders to avoid joining busy-bandwagon and meeting hell. It’s scientifically proven effective in various scenarios, but we need to be well prepared.
Continue readingFacilitating a Great Meeting
As a lot of companies switched their mode into WFH and try to move toward remote-first, we need to know how to best interact prior to, during, and after meetings. For meetings to be effective, it is imperative to have a clear agenda, well thought through pre-reads, proper meeting setup, and a fully engaged audience. We will spend less time in meetings if we are more disciplined at meetings.
Continue readingPersonal Development — Silent Killers of Productivity
Beberapa saat ini saya gemar membaca dan mengikuti beberapa buku dan kursus mengenai personal development. Salah satu kursus yang saya ikuti adalah : https://www.udemy.com/productivity-and-time-management
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