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In my working with me document, I emphasize setting clear communication expectations by outlining preferred communication modes, when to reach out, and what types of information I like to receive. This not only reduces anxiety for team members but also helps foster open and honest communication.
Addressing decision-making processes and protocols is crucial in my document. I highlight how I prefer decisions to be made, types of information I need for decision-making, and how I can assist in making great decisions. This section aims to streamline decision-making and promote efficient processes within the team.
I provide explicit guidelines on email protocols, information sharing preferences, and response expectations in my working with me document. This section clarifies how I interpret emails, the significance of certain phrases like 'FYI,' and outlines my preferences for information sharing and response timelines.
To foster a supportive and empathetic work environment, I include a section in my document regarding personal engagement and life events. I express my interest in being informed about team members' major life events, such as celebrations or challenges, to show care and support within the team dynamic. By making these personal connections explicit, the document promotes a more compassionate and understanding work culture.
Self-awareness is crucial for effective leadership and teamwork as it forms the foundation for understanding oneself before engaging with others. By recognizing one's strengths, weaknesses, and default behaviors, individuals can better navigate their interactions with teams and organizations. Self-awareness lays the groundwork for building successful relationships and leveraging individual strengths in collaborative settings, leading to improved team dynamics and productivity.
Self-awareness involves recognizing one's default settings, such as introversion or extroversion, as well as other personality traits like those identified in assessments like Myers-Briggs, DISC, Enneagram, and the Big Five. These tests help individuals identify their natural tendencies, work preferences, and communication styles, providing valuable insights into their behavioral patterns and how they engage with others in a professional context.
As individuals deepen their self-awareness through personality assessments and reflective practices, they can translate this understanding into effective collaboration with others. By aligning personal strengths with team objectives and roles, self-aware individuals can contribute meaningfully, communicate more effectively, and navigate challenges in a way that leverages their unique capabilities to drive successful outcomes.
Self-awareness not only enhances individual performance but also has a direct impact on team dynamics and overall productivity. Teams comprising self-aware members who understand their own roles, strengths, and weaknesses can function cohesively, leverage collective strengths, and mitigate potential conflicts more effectively. By fostering a culture of self-awareness, teams can enhance communication, collaboration, and decision-making processes to achieve shared goals.
Two main personality types discussed in the podcast are pushers and pullers. Pushers are individuals who thrive on taking on more, seeking recognition, and pushing themselves and others to achieve more. They can be high impact but may create friction within the team. On the other hand, pullers are competent, reliable individuals who fulfill tasks without asking for more. However, they may burn out from taking on excessive responsibilities without renegotiating. Managing these different personality types requires understanding their development areas, such as creating boundaries for pushers and cultivating delegation and boundary-setting skills for pullers.
The conversation delves into the challenges of committing to boards and the importance of managing time effectively. Boards can demand significant time commitments that can sneak up on individuals, leading to conflicts with other responsibilities. Making informed decisions about board commitments involves understanding personal motivations for joining boards, such as service or trust in a CEO. The discussion emphasizes the need to strike a balance between personal enrichment, learning opportunities, and the time investment required for effective board contributions.
Claire Hughes Johnson currently serves as a corporate officer and advisor for Stripe, a global technology company that builds economic infrastructure for the Internet. Claire previously served as Stripe’s chief operating officer from 2014 to 2021, helping grow the company from fewer than 200 employees to more than 6,000. Her book is Scaling People: Tactics for Management and Company Building.
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Timestamps:
[00:00] Start
[07:51] Say the thing you think you cannot say.
[13:24] Detoxifying your left-hand column.
[19:59] Victim versus player.
[29:49] Recommended reading.
[36:53] The case for reading fiction.
[44:18] Crafting a working-with-me document.
[52:07] Make the implicit explicit.
[57:29] An Irish Goodbye.
[58:34] Email policies.
[1:03:58] Renegotiating the terms of expectations.
[01:06:05] Listening for the quiet no.
[01:08:27] Money versus time.
[01:10:14] Good rules can be liberating.
[01:12:59] Leadership and disappointment.
[01:17:59] Renegotiating past disappointment.
[01:37:05] Asking a question versus stating an opinion.
[01:40:58] Training wheels for a “no.”
[01:42:26] Time, talent, treasure, and testimony.
[01:46:37] Spotting bad apples while hiring.
[01:48:37] If you’re not self-aware, how would you know?
[01:51:08] Work style assessments for self-awareness building.
[01:58:38] Paragons of no.
[02:00:51] No more boards.
[02:04:58] Pushers and pullers.
[02:11:50] Parting thoughts.
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