Creating High Performing Teams | Sandy Mamoli | #12

In this conversation, Sandy Mamoli discusses high-performing teams and their characteristics. Sandy Mamoli is a former professional athlete and Olympian from Austria, who transitioned to a career in Natural Language Processing, eventually joining Sony Ericsson in technical roles. Relocating to New Zealand in 2007, she co-founded Nomad8 and became a renowned Agile Coach, working with companies worldwide on agile methodologies, high-performance teams, and business agility. A keynote speaker at major global conferences, Sandy is also the co-author of "Creating Great Teams," focusing on high-performing Agile teams and self-selection.

Takeaways * Agile teams are defined by a shared goal and purpose, dependency on each other, and a shared history. * A team's mindset, including beliefs such as sensing and responding, collecting feedback, and adapting, is crucial for agility. * Measuring team performance is difficult and context-dependent; comparing teams for inspiration and learning is more effective. * Designing teams should involve self-selection and giving teams time to learn and become high-performing. * Challenges in implementing agile practices can be overcome by focusing on fun, ownership, and continuous learning. * Organizations and leadership should have open conversations with teams, listen to their perspectives, and understand their challenges.

Connect with Sandy * Website: https://nomad8.com/ * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandymamoli/ * X: https://twitter.com/smamol

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Timestamps (00:00) Intro (05:18) Definition of an Agile Team (09:23) Measuring Team Performance vs Individual Performance (11:41) Identifying Poor Performance and Behaviors on Agile Team (15:16) How to Measure an Agile Team Performance (19:53) How to Measure the Individual Performance of a Team Member (21:26) How to Compare Agile Teams (24:02) Steps to Design a New Agile Team (27:13) Prerequisites to Forming a New Agile Team (28:49) Team’s Perspectives on Agility (30:51) Identify and Fix Bad Agile Practices and Behaviors (37:30) Advice for Team (38:14) Advice for Leadership Please subscribe, leave an honest review, and share with people you think will benefit from hearing this information.