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Coaching is needed because there is no one way, no cookie-cutter approach that optimizes outcomes in all contexts.
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Within guardrails, practices should not be imposed on teams. Teams should be invited and supported to take ownership in order to work out the best way to apply the principles and improve outcomes for themselves.
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When measuring outcomes, improvement over time is more important than the absolute value; everyone has a different starting point and context.
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Decentralize decision-making. Do not impose prescription, micro-manage, or make Highest Paid Person’s Opinion (HiPPO) decisions.
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…transformational leadership, in the context of product development, is highly correlated with higher organization performance.
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…psychological safety is the number one determinant of high-performing teams.
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Autonomy, empowerment, and psychological safety increase intrinsic motivation and engagement as people bring their brains to work.
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Within minimal viable guardrails, move authority to the information, not information to authority. Decentralize decision-making.
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For product development, your primary tribal identity should be your value stream, what you are producing that is of value, not your job role specialism.
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Coaches and change agents should strive to be optimists: they must recognize and respect all bodies of knowledge without framework.
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