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Thu 4 Jun 2020 2:30AM

Tzoa - Round Three: Prioritizing Proposals (Dot Vote)

BK Ben Kadel Public Seen by 18

It's time to prioritizing the highest ROE proposals. Now is the time to update (edit) your proposal.

See the "dot vote" poll in the stream.

General Instructions:

Take the time to review the proposals and comments before voting.

You can still use comments to ask questions for clarification or make friendly elaborations (use @person to flag them).

Now is the time for proposal owners can use feedback through the comments to make edits to their proposal where they see fit as we are starting to dot voting exercise.

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Alex van Ballegooie Mon 8 Jun 2020 2:52PM

Share what you're currently reading/listening to:

If you've recently read an engaging book or listened to an engaging podcast, share it with the team. This would be work-related (could be a work-related subject or a more general business skill enhancement)

Some examples from me: Predictably Irrational (book), To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others (Book)

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Lorne Sturtevant Mon 8 Jun 2020 4:28PM

Create set meeting blocks. These are times for a team where meetings can happen. This will help keep regular schedule with times where there won't be interruptions.

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Ramin Mon 8 Jun 2020 4:55PM

I like the idea of setting meeting blocks for well-in-advance planned meetings. Also most meetings back-to-back and preferably in the afternoon.

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Ramin Mon 8 Jun 2020 4:57PM

Allocating budget and time for team members to advance their skills via taking courses or attending workshops which lead to valuable learning and recognized certificates.

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Phil Tsao Mon 8 Jun 2020 5:04PM

Doesn't look like there's a way to comment on specific proposals...so here goes...

  • I'm OK with morning meetings as long as they don't end up eating all of the morning. I'm a morning person and am way more effective in the morning than in the evening/afternoon so I actually prefer to sit down and start working in the morning if I need to focus on challenging design work.

  • I like the idea of assigning tasks - we did that using Asana at MistyWest. Currently tasks sometimes fall through the cracks because everything is verbal. Also, forcing someone to create a task with a deadline requires them to think about all the dependencies with (hopefully) a realistic ask - realistic deadlines are key though, if everyone assigns tasks that are "high priority" that can cause anxiety for people

  • I like the idea of regular check-ins from team leaders, i love feedback and generally I think feedback (both positive & negative) is lacking in a lot of companies

  • Love the idea of coffee sessions - we used Donut at MistyWest. Give people the option to opt out if they don't want to participate though.

  • Bi-weekly lunch & learns - like this idea too, but think bi-weekly may be too often

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Phil Tsao Mon 8 Jun 2020 5:11PM

Proposal: Hire or give someone the accountability of culture leader and give them autonomy to improve culture without having to get approval for everything.

Reason: It is difficult to grow and maintain good culture without someone who is actively working at it and who has the accountability & autonomy to make culture growing/improving decisions without having to get approval from management

  • We had good culture at MistyWest and had many leaders who spearheaded culture. We also had Rebecca who was responsible for a lot of culture aspects (eg. weekly donut/coffee sessions, office policies, etc.)

  • We also had quarterly and yearly retreats with Ben

  • Even with all this, we still had challenges maintaining and improving culture in the workplace. Culture doesn't just happen through a set number of workshops, it has to be actively maintained and improved.

  • My suggestion is to hire someone, or give someone currently (who is interested and actually has time) the accountability to spearhead culture so that we can continue to work on the things Ben teaches us everyday.

BK

Poll Created Mon 8 Jun 2020 10:56PM

What are the highest ROE action proposals Closed Tue 16 Jun 2020 7:03PM

Everyone gets 8 "dots" to vote for the proposals that you think have the highest ROE - that is, will get us furthest, fastest with least effort towards our vision of what collaboration could look like at Tzoa. You can spend all your dots on one proposal, spread them around to 8 different proposals or any combination in between.

Each option refers to a proposal (with the exception of some offered only in the comments). See the proposal for more details.

You can add an item to the list, but remember the later you add it, the fewer people who will get a chance to see it (and therefore can't vote for it).

Results

Results Option % of points Points Mean Voters
Allocate Budget and Time to Advance Skills 22.5% 18 1.8 10
Regular Scheduled Check-in 12.5% 10 1.0 10
Create Role with Accountability for Culture 11.3% 9 0.9 10
Weekly Random Coffee Sessions 10.0% 8 0.8 10
Meeting Free Days 8.8% 7 0.7 10
Bi-Weekly Lunch and Learns 8.8% 7 0.7 10
Team Capacity Building 6.3% 5 0.5 10
Assign Deadlines with Tasks 6.3% 5 0.5 10
Cross Team Workshops 6.3% 5 0.5 10
Work on Task on After Jira 2.5% 2 0.2 10
Balance Morning and Mid-day Meetings 2.5% 2 0.2 10
Share What You're Reading 2.5% 2 0.2 10
Morning Meetings 0.0% 0 0.0 10
Undecided 0% 0 0 0

12 of 12 people have participated (100%)