Building a High-Performance Team is Everyone's Job

Explore a conference talk that delves into the collaborative effort required to build high-performance teams, regardless of job titles. Learn how to contribute to creating a culture of trust, speed, and continuous learning within your organization. Discover the importance of transparency, frequent releases, and learning from failures. Examine the role of vulnerability, conflict resolution, and curiosity in fostering team relatedness. Gain insights into engineering career ladders, effective meetings, and strategies for initiating positive change. Understand the impact of technical debt and when apologies are necessary in a professional setting. Apply these principles to enhance team performance and create a more dynamic work environment.

Intro
Scaling
What is Rent the Runway
What Im like as a handson manager
A cultural segfault
Creating a culture of fear
A wakeup call
A culture of trust
The elements of scaling
Speed
Engineers like to ship
Frequent easy releases
Be impatient
Structure
Learning Transparency
Learning from Failure
Tacoma Narrows Bridge
Engineering Career Ladders
First Engineering Ladder
Learning Review
Relatedness
Vulnerability
Apology
Conflict
Fitness Hammer
Conflict vs Curiosity
Boring Meetings
Summary
Never Give Up
Empathy
Resources
Technical Debt Loan Sharks
When to Apologize
Where to Start to Change
Engineering Career Ladder