How Do You Test Systems Thinking?

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Scott: How do you test for systems thinking? I give them a problem and then ask them to, ie, walk through the solution. That's the best thing i've come up with to test systems thinking. He says he was inspired by a book called principles from radalio that caused him to write down his own product team or product leadership principles. Scott: The first principle is hiring his job one. We're only going to get leverage out of the system and consistently get consistent results if we have a great team.

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It’s important to know how to manage the synthesizers on your team. But first, let’s understand who synthesizers are and how they work.

Scott Williamson is the Chief Product Officer at GitLab.

In episode 88, Scott breaks down what it means to be a servant leader and how to manage synthesizers.

We also discuss the difference between KPI’s and OKR’s, and how leaders can use those two methods to provide clarity and focus for their team.

Tune in to learn about the signals Scott watches for to determine where blockers are and he even goes into detail about what a first-class hiring process looks like at Gitlab.