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A joyful workplace

A joyful workplace

Richard Sheridan is the CEO of Menlo Innovations, a software company in Michigan. He argues that joy is possible & essential in creating high-performing organizations. He believes that by focusing on joy, companies can improve employee morale, increase productivity, and create a fulfilling work environment.

His key principles:

  1. Lead with empathy: Understand & respond to the needs of employees.
  2. A culture of psychological safety: Feel safe to take risks & make mistakes.
  3. Collaboration
  4. Celebrating Successes: Recognize and reward employees
  5. Embrace failure: Learn from mistakes and grow

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Pair programming

Pair programming

Pair programming is when two programmers work together on the same task, sharing a single laptop (or screen). This:

  • Enhances Learning: By working alongside experienced colleagues, developers can quickly learn the craft
  • Improved Quality: Through constant code review and discussion, errors and potential problems are identified and addressed early on.
  • Boosted Productivity: While it may seem counterintuitive, studies have shown that pair programming increases overall productivity.
  • Stronger Team Relationships: Overfacing challanges fosters collaboration, trust, and camaraderie.

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The Peril of Knowledge Hoarders

The Peril of Knowledge Hoarders

"Knowledge hoarders" are people who possess extensive knowledge about specific systems, processes, or technologies. While they are highly valuable, they can also cause problems for organizations:

  • If a knowledge hoarder leaves, it can create disruptions and gaps in knowledge.
  • A culture of hoarding knowledge can hinder creativity and innovation. 
  • The organization becomes heavily reliant on a small number of individuals, leaving it vulnerable to departures or absences.

To minimize these risks, companies should promote a culture of knowledge sharing.

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Lunch and learn sessions

Lunch and learn sessions

Lunch and learn sessions are informal gatherings where employees share knowledge and insights on a variety of topics. Sherian emphasizes this ritual as a fundamental tool for creating a learning organization. 

It's very important for the meetings to be informal, low pressure ... so that anyone member of the team should feel welcome ... and share their ideas. 

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Hiring for Potential, Not Just Skill

Hiring for Potential, Not Just Skill

Joyful organizations are fueled by creative energy. Which the company should cultivate mainly through hiring the right people. And there is no better way, the author argues, than to put passion on top of skills when evaluating a candidate. 

Instead of hiring "superstars" with extensive experience, companies should focus on hiring individuals with strong learning abilities and a curious mindset

The company will become more agile, more adaptive, more creative and overall more joyful. 

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vladimir

Life-long learner. Passionate about leadership, entrepreneurship, philosophy, Buddhism & SF. Founder @deepstash.

CURATOR'S NOTE

A book about how to create joy at work ... in a dev company.

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