7 Habits of Highly Effective Engineering Teams

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1. 7 Habits of Highly Effective Engineering Teams Adora Nwodo
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3. @adoranwodo A good team works efficiently together. Pun intended
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5. @adoranwodo Teamwork is the collaborative effort of a group to achieve a common goal or to complete a task in the most effective and efficient way. This concept is seen within the greater framework of a team, which is a group of interdependent individuals who work together towards a common goal
6. @adoranwodo As team members, how do we go from dependent to interdependent?
7. @adoranwodo Hi, I’m Adora Software Engineer, Microsoft Mixed Reality Tech Content Creator, AdoraHack CoFounder, unStack Advisory Board, VRARA Nigeria @adoranwodo
8. @adoranwodo Teamwork is the collaborative effort of a group to achieve a common goal or to complete a task in the most effective and efficient way. This concept is seen within the greater framework of a team, which is a group of interdependent individuals who work together towards a common goal
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10. @adoranwodo Dependent “I can’t do it myself”
11. @adoranwodo Dependent “I can’t do it myself” Independent “I can do it myself”
12. @adoranwodo Dependent “I can’t do it myself” Independent “I can do it myself” Interdependent “We should do it together”
13. @adoranwodo Frontend Engineer Backend Engineer Scrum Master Mobile Engineer Infrastructure Engineer Fullstack Engineer DevOps QA Engineer Site Reliability Engineer ML Engineer Software Engineering Manager
14. @adoranwodo Frontend Engineer Backend Engineer Scrum Master Mobile Engineer Infrastructure Engineer Fullstack Engineer DevOps QA Engineer Site Reliability Engineer ML Engineer Software Engineering Manager Product Designer Product Manager Project Manager Customer
15. @adoranwodo From Dependent to Independent
16. @adoranwodo 1. Be Proactive - Acknowledge your own responsibility - DON’T be reactive - Focus on impact - Communicate - Seek opportunities, not limitations - Learn from mistakes & learn to be accountable - Time Management
17. @adoranwodo 2. Begin with the end in mind - Be clear about your vision and your goals - Don’t be short sighted
18. @adoranwodo 3. Put first things first - Get your priorities right - Learn to plan. It’d help you. - Important vs Urgent
19. @adoranwodo 3. Put first things first
20. @adoranwodo From Independent to Interdependent
21. @adoranwodo 4. Think win-win - Understand that teamwork is important - Agile methodology in Software development is a sample win-win scenario
22. @adoranwodo 5. Seek first to understand then to be understood - Be a good listener - Empathy - Patience
23. @adoranwodo 6. Synergize [ˈsɪnədʒʌɪz] VERB combine or coordinate the activity of (two or more agents) to produce a joint effect greater than the sum of their separate effects
24. @adoranwodo 6. Synergize - Work to build a strong team that wants to achieve a common goal - Diversity & Inclusion isn’t just for HR & Management to think about - Respect other people’s spaces + decisions + backgrounds etc. - Be cooperative
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26. @adoranwodo Maintenance
27. @adoranwodo 7. Sharpen the saw - Recognize burnouts and take breaks - Rest, exercise, meditate, eat well - Learn skills - Strive to always be a better version of yourself
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29. Thank you! www.adoranwodo.com @adoranwodo