AA162 - 5 Things to Analyze Before Shuffling Your Teams

Arguing Agile

Are you (or management) considering shuffling team members to improve performance?
Before you play musical chairs, explore the latest Arguing Agile Podcast (Linked in the comments) for ways to make sure you're using data, not just reacting to hearsay and emotions!
Organizational design is difficult - don't just stumble through it.
We all know shuffling people between teams can disrupt team dynamics and set teams back to the "forming" stage. Listen as Enterprise Business Agility Coach Hemant (Om) Patel and Product Manager Brian Orlando discuss shuffling team members and outline 5 areas to be analyzed to be sure the data justifies change:
1. Team processes
2. Communication channels
3. Leadership styles
4. Workload distribution
5. Interpersonal team dynamics
#agileleadership #agilecoaching #teamperformance #organizationaldesign
0:00 Podcast Intro
0:17 Topic Intro: When Management Shuffles Team Members
0:48 Why the Shuffling?
2:21 Back to Forming
7:30 Om's Team-Shuffling Example
9:21 Shortcutting Storming & Forming
13:51 Skill (Re)Balancing
16:57 Observing Trends
19:33 Adding Cross-Functionality
20:35 Evaluating Feedback
23:43 What Management Thinks - Fresh Perspectives
25:58 Lacking Communication Skill
27:25 Brian's 5 Suggestions
30:14 Impact of Leadership Decisions
32:29 Leadership is Difficult
35:42 Career Growth
38:23 Conflict Resolution
40:56 Wrap-Up
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Chapter

1. Podcast Intro (00:00:00)

2. Topic Intro: When Management Shuffles Team Members (00:00:17)

3. Why the Shuffling? (00:00:48)

4. Back to Forming (00:02:21)

5. Om's Team-Shuffling Example (00:07:30)

6. Shortcutting Storming & Forming (00:09:21)

7. Skill (Re)Balancing (00:13:51)

8. Observing Trends (00:16:57)

9. Adding Cross-Functionality (00:19:33)

10. Evaluating Feedback (00:20:35)

11. What Management Thinks - Fresh Perspectives (00:23:43)

12. Lacking Communication Skill (00:25:58)

13. Brian's 5 Suggestions (00:27:25)

14. Impact of Leadership Decisions (00:30:14)

15. Leadership is Difficult (00:32:29)

16. Career Growth (00:35:42)

17. Conflict Resolution (00:38:23)

18. Wrap-Up (00:40:56)