End of year round up 2024

A weekly round up of blog posts I've been reading this year

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Emily Webber
December 20, 2024

Hello folks,

As we come to the end of 2024, I wanted to have a quick look back over Posts from Awesome Folks.

2024 has had its ups and downs, but one thing we can always rely on is that folks are still making awesome posts.

Enjoy this roundup and the festive break and see you in 2025.

Emily

In 2024 I have shared

434 Posts from 

253 Awesome Folks

The Folks whose posts I shared the most are

Some interesting themes of the year

Hybrid and remote working like all the ones below

Effectiveness over efficiency like this and this

Better team cultures like this and this

Challenging the hierarchy model like this and this

(And lots of articles I didn’t share on AI.)

How to give feedback without killing morale

Mathias Meyer

Instilling a culture of free-flowing feedback between team members is difficult but not impossible.

leaddev.com/community-corner/how-give-feedback-without-killing-morale

Team Taxonomies for digital, data and technology organisations

Emily Webber

I have been working with digital, data, and technology organisations for a long time, many of which are in UK government departments. One thing that I have seen people get tripped up on is how they describe teams. Ambiguity about what a team is can create tensions, rework, and confusion and ultimately get in the way of the work.

emilywebber.co.uk/team-taxonomies-for-digital-data-and-technology-organisations

Building and managing high performing teams

Balaji Ananthanpillai

Learn essential strategies for building high-performing teams, including standardized hiring, effective onboarding, goal setting, and fostering trust and motivation for sustained success.

www.mindtheproduct.com/building-and-managing-high-performing-teams

Beware of the Team Doughnut 

Steve Garrett

Using the Team Onion at Sports England and avoiding the Team Donut

wearesportengland.org/2024/04/12/beware-of-the-team-doughnut

4 tips to level up your facilitation skills

Jackie Colburn

If you lead meetings or workshops regularly, you know things are going well when sessions feel productive, seamless, and collaborative. So, how do you access more of that and minimize the hard stuff, like disengaged or disruptive participants? Here are my favorite tips to help you do just that!

www.jackiecolburn.com/blog/4-tips-to-level-up-your-facilitation-skills

How do you celebrate wins with a distributed team?

Marissa Goldberg

How do you celebrate wins with a distributed team? My team has only 2 overlapping hours, and I’m looking for ways to celebrate our achievements within a small budget.​ What would you recommend? Small swag? Stickers? Any online presents? What activities can we even do? As a team leader, firs

www.remoteworkprep.com/blog/how-do-you-celebrate-wins-with-a-distributed-team

Thank you for being Awesome Folks.