Presented January 28, 2015 at Halcyon Solutions in Dublin, Ohio for the Central Ohio Agile Association (COHAA). The key ingredients needed to create an environment for highly effective teams to emerge.

1. The Top Secret
Ingredients In
Highly Effective Teams
COHAA Evening Event, January 28, 2016

2. About Me
Joe Astolfi, PSM, PSPO, CSM, PMP
▪ Agile Transformation Coach, AEP
▪ Vice Chair and Board Member,
Central Ohio Agile Association
(COHAA)
▪ Adjunct Professor, Miami University
▪ Email: joeastolfi@gmail.com
▪ Twitter: @joeastolfi
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3. Who has been part of a highly effective team?
1. Why do you think it was
successful?
2. What kept it from being
successful?
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Talk with the person next to you
about a team experience you have
not enjoyed. What made it so?

4. Step 1: Prep – Are We Ready?
q Vision
q Shared goal / purpose
q Focus
q Priority
q Resources
q Support
Before the team starts!
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5. Step 2: Mixing – Formative Years
q Affinity – Reality – Communication
q Safety
q Trust
q Autonomy
q Accountability
q Responsibility
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This is where we ruin the recipe…

6. Hi!
1. Find someone you don’t know
2. Introduce yourself
3. Tell them your favorite place on
Earth and why
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Affinity

7. Team Agreements
Sets expectations on how we
work and operate together
q How do we want to
proceed together?
q What are our expectations
of one another?
Accountability
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8. Discourage Dysfunction
q Transparency
§ Everything is visible – ALWAYS!
q Trust
§ Vulnerable and compassionate
q Accountability
§ Do what we say and hold one another to it
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Complementary
And
Reinforcing
Trust
Accountability
Transparency

9. Step 3: Cooking
q Flow
q Team Decisions
q Behaviors & Enablement
q Discipline
q Culture
q Inspect and Adapt
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Regular Maintenance

10. Jaws of Culture!
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Strategy
Goals
Initiatives
Many
In
Few
Out
Low
Results

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ACCOUNTABILITY
≠
RESPONSIBILITY
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My job is “in the box”
The problems and
opportunities are
between us
=
between
accountabilities
??
Accountability Mindset

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No boxes
The problems and
opportunities are
among us
?? = Shared
VISION
GOALS
PURPOSE
Responsibility Mindset

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The (presidential) commission talked
about the technical causes of the
accident, which was traced to cold
weather degrading the seal on the
boosters. Additionally, it brought to
light cultural problems at NASA,
such as failing to voice all problems
to the launch decision team. The
commission also said that the shuttle's
proposed flight rate was unsustainable
given the size of its workforce.
Credit: Elizabeth Howell, SPACE.com Contributor
Today in History

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RESPONSIBILITY
VICTIM
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16. Step 4: Enjoy!
q Celebrate Team Success
q Recognition
q The Power of Thank You!
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It’s A Big Deal!

17. Key Ingredients
q Discipline
q Hard Decisions
q Compassion
q Go First
q Assume Positive Intent
q Keep Your Power
q Continuously Improve
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Focus Required!

18. THANK YOU!!!!!
Joe Astolfi, PSM, PSPO, CSM, PMP
▪ Agile Transformation Coach, AEP
▪ Vice Chair and Board Member,
Central Ohio Agile Association
(COHAA)
▪ Adjunct Professor, Miami University
▪ Email: joeastolfi@gmail.com
▪ Twitter: @joeastolfi
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