Posts from Awesome Folks #129

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

Author

Emily Webber
November 08, 2024

Hello folks,

It’s been a week, lots is going on in the world, and it’s got me thinking about the importance of boundaries.

As a consultant, it’s something I consider a lot; I know I have to put edges around my work to ensure I am adding the most value I can rather than spreading myself too thinly. Boundaries in organisations are also important, and they can help or hinder our work. Boundaries for yourself are important, too; they can help stop burnout.

This week, I’ve put some boundaries around what’s going on in my world vs the wider world so I can keep focused on what I need to for now. I hope you have useful boundaries in your own lives that help you too.

Enjoy this week’s posts and happy Friday

Emily

People and Culture

The Importance of Giving Feedback Early: Don’t Let Resentment Fester

Christina Wodtke

Giving feedback can be uncomfortable. But holding back and letting small frustrations simmer is far worse. When we don’t address issues head-on, we’re effectively planting seeds of resentment that …

eleganthack.com/the-importance-of-giving-feedback-early-dont-let-resentment-fester

Younger Women’s Experiences Show Gender Equity at Work Isn’t Inevitable

Marianne Cooper and Priya Fielding-Singh

In recent decades, women’s labor force participation has leveled off, men and women remain concentrated into different occupations, and women continue to shoulder significantly more housework and childcare than men. This slow — even stagnant — pace of change is a key finding from the new 2024 Women in the Workplace 10th anniversary report by LeanIn.org and McKinsey & Company. The report highlights that there’s been even less progress when it comes to women’s lived experiences in the workplace.

hbr.org/2024/11/younger-womens-experiences-show-gender-equity-at-work-isnt-inevitable

Organisations and Systems

The Book: A Guide to Community Discovery

Rosie Sherry

🌈This Guide to Community Discovery as a PDF is in the current Beta and discounted period. Purchasing this also gives you access to all future updates.

rosie.land/posts/the-book-a-guide-to-community-discovery

Outcomes and Objectives

The Lean Product Canvas

Jeff Gothelf

The evolution of the Lean UX Canvas is the Lean Product Canvas. We also added a Lean Strategy Canvas so teams can have a complete product conversation.

jeffgothelf.com/blog/the-lean-product-canvas

10 things nobody tells you about OKRs, part 2

Neil Vass

In part 1, I set the scene for this series, but didn’t get as far as ticking off any of the 10 things – let’s see if we can make more progress this time… I’m interested in the OKR origin story. They were made famous by John Doerr, an investor and venture capitalist who brought […]

neil-vass.com/10-things-nobody-tells-you-about-okrs-part-2

Facilitation and Decision Making

5 Superpowers Every Facilitator Needs

Jackie Colburn

Being a facilitator isn’t about having all the answers or being the smartest person in the room; it’s about decentering yourself to help…

jackiecolburn.medium.com/5-superpowers-every-facilitator-needs-9c164d22a181

Approaches for Teams

Making experimentation easy

Leemay Nassery

Lowering the bar to entry. The key to creating a culture of experimentation is to make it as simple as possible for developers.

leaddev.com/culture/making-experimentation-easy

How Infrequent Retrospectives Reduce Learning Cycle Time and Make Everything Worse - Johanna Rothman

Johanna Rothman

When I started working on projects, we thought we could use a serial/waterfall approach to project management and product development. While we were wrong, one very good thing happened in the 1970s and 1980s: We took the time at the end of each phase to do a little retrospective. Yes, even for a serial approach, […]

www.jrothman.com/mpd/2024/11/how-infrequent-retrospectives-reduce-learning-cycle-time-and-make-everything-worse

Other Things

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