Any methodology like, for example, Agile may be introduced into a company but lead to zero result. Even if the hands-on skills have been molded: how to hold retrospectives, how to form scram-board, or how to assess the tasks by the terms; the magic of Agile may not show itself. […]
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One of the most widely spread definition of the word ‘team’ is this: “The team is a group of people who possess complementary skills and different characters, who feel bound by a common goal and who need each other to reach the goal.” This is a reference definition of a […]
My name is Tatiana Smirnova, and my manager’s career pushed me to become a team coach. It was in 2009 that I started my work as a manager. Total working time that I spent in the offices of different companies amounted to five years. I have seen a lot of […]
Drama Triangle or Karpman triangle (Karpman drama triangle) is a psychological and social model of human interaction. It is mainly used in psychology and psychiatric therapy. It was first described by Steven Karpman in 1968. Since we are speaking about online team interaction, we are considering this model usage in […]
This is a story of partnership development that brought us to creating the “Crew Co-operation” blog. It is about a partnership modeling exercise that took us an hour to understand what the best way of cooperating is. It was in January 2018 when we — Tanya Smirnova and Gleb Shulishov […]
It is almost impossible to work in a team without feedback. However, it is very important that both you and the one to whom you give feedback understood what you mean and what you want to happen. Find below the Clean Feedback (CF) format that will help you phrase the […]
We often refer to the notion online team in our blog, but what does this notion imply, what types of teams exist and why have we brought them together? Types of online teams Online teams can be divided into two main groups: Telecommuting and Remote. A remote team is often […]
When you ask ordinary questions you get ordinary answers that bring to ordinary decisions. However, this article is devoted to unusual questions, the questions that bring to new offbeat results. Let’s begin with an event that inspired me to use the Clean Setup instrument. Once I heard at the beginning […]