Connecting Knowledge Silos, Overcoming Conflict, and Building a Healthy Organizational Culture

Presentation for Office Optional - April 22, 2014
by Aaron Pava & Sadie Honey

To learn more or contact Aaron Pava, visit http://www.civicactions.com

Transcript

1. CONNECTING     KNOWLEDGE  SILOS,   OVERCOMING  CONFLICT  &
 BUILDING  A  HEALTHY   ORGANIZATIONAL  CULTURE Sadie  Honey   @sadiehoney Aaron  Pava   @pava
3. 25  Team  Members 4  Time  Zones 11  Years  Fully  Distributed
4. CONFLICT The  goal  is  not  to  try  to   overcome  conflict  
5. HEALTHY  CONFLICT The  key  is  to  engage  in  a     healthy  and  constructive  way    
6. EVERYTHING  WAS  “FINE” We  knew  we  had
 knowledge  silos  and     team  members  who  avoided   each  other    
7. GETTING  TO  GREAT
8. 30  Minute   All-­‐Hands  Calls     Every  Monday  Morning MORE  CONNECTION
9. Creating  Communities   of  Practice   CHAMPIONS
10. VIDEO  STARS
11. BALANCE  SCORES
12. CELEBRATING  WINS
13. ! Applying  the  
 Build-­‐Measure-­‐Learn
 loop  to  meetings,  including  
 on-­‐going  retrospectives   ! MEETING  RETROSPECTIVES
14. BUILDING  COMMUNITY
15. GROUP  PROJECTS
16. VIRTUAL  WATER  COOLER
17. ! {image}   ! GETTING  TO  KNOW  YOU
18. 30-­‐DAY  CHALLENGES
19. CHAT
20. MINDFULNESS
21. Putting  attention   on  increased  connections   creates  a  culture  of     safety  and  trust   CONNECTION
22. THANK  YOU Sadie  Honey   @sadiehoney Aaron  Pava   @pava