Ep.176 - The Team Kickoff - Lean, IPD Series

Why do people say team kickoffs are fluffy and ineffective? Jason argues they're scared, they've been hurt by evil bosses, and being vulnerable means they could be hurt again. In this episode, Jason unpacks why great teams build great projects, reveals the three things every team needs to succeed (multiplier leader, clarity on direction, and engaged people), and walks you through the five key things to establish in a kickoff: conditions of satisfaction, design vision, team structure, meeting structure, and team culture. You'll hear the research laboratory pre-flight story and the "win all you can" game that predicted exactly who would struggle on the team. This is about building the team first because if you build the team first, you've already started building the project.

What you'll learn in this episode:

• Why people who resist team building are typically scared, not transparent, competitive, siloed, and riddled with fear

• The three things teams need: multiplier leader (attracts talent, creates space for thinking, extends challenges), clarity on direction (big, hairy, audacious goal, mission, values), and engaged people (relevance, measurement, connection)

• Five key things to establish in a team kickoff: conditions of satisfaction, design vision, team structure, meeting structure, and team culture

• The research laboratory pre-flight kickoff story and the "win all you can" game that revealed problem people from day one

• Why is clear kind and unclear is unkind, fearful? People are safest in silos, so they resist clarity

Great teams build great projects. Bottom line. Build the team first, and you've already started building the project.

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