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We built something for health tech companies.

Healthcare devs out there, if you need to integrate with eCW I can help.

Doing more frequent retrospectives where you reflect on what hasn't been going well can help. A big challenge with that is creating an environment where people feel comfortable ope…

Have you ever tried talking about it? If so, what reaction did you get from people?

It sounds like the hardest part is getting people to authentically pursue it in the first place. That is a big hurdle. Have you had success informing others and getting them to see…

Psychological safety: "The belief that one will not be punished or humiliated for speaking up with ideas, questions, concerns, or mistakes, and that the team is safe for interperso…

How so?

The biggest difference between high performing and average teams is the amount of introspection they do as a group. If your team isn't doing this or isn't getting value from it, I …

Have you ever been in a corporate environment where you could give real feedback?

Some teams do retrospectives to reflect on ways to improve. Some teams do 360 feedback. Other teams wait for problems and handle them in the moment. What does your team do? What do…

Thank you for sharing. Based on that description I can see why you doubt its usefulness. I've been a part of retros that cover the whole spectrum of usefulness. Some feel like goin…

This is definitely a challenge. You can spend an hour coming up with great ideas for how to improve and then forget all about them as soon as you start the next project. I've seen …

When you mention blaming do you mean trying to hold someone accountable when they've done something wrong?

Well then it sounds like there's an opportunity to improve that relationship!

Ah I should have specified that. I meant Product Manager.

I'm working on a new project to try to help development teams work better together. I'm particularly interested in improving interactions between developers and PMs. I've been both…

I'm working on a new project to try to help development teams work better together. I'm particularly interested in improving interactions between developers and PMs. I've been both…

In my experience it usually goes something like this: 1. Product manager creates user story. 2. PM meets with engineers to discuss the story and answer questions. 3. Engineers meet…

What does a single notification platform look like to you? Is it a web, desktop or mobile app? Would you use a separate application just for keeping track of your notifications? I …

How do you set things to high priority? Are you flagging emails after you read them?