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DIVERSE TEAMS PERFORM BETTER Harvard Business Review https://hbr.org/2016/11/why-diverse-teams-are-smarter Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/eriklarson/2017/09/21/new- research-diversity-inclusion-better-decision-making-at-work Inc https://www.inc.com/greg-satell/science-says-diversity-can-make- your-team-more-productive-but-not-without-effort.html
HOW TO USE THE CHANNELS Aware Respond Escalate How aware are you of information coming into the channel? How quickly do you respond to requests? When do you escalate to a higher- bandwidth channel?
FEEDBACK IS HARD •Programming is a not a profession of critique or review •Text & Asynchronous Feedback is hard Cultivate a Culture of Trust, Empathy, and Authenticity