Hi all,
How to approach any team level problem using coaching mindset versus a delivery mindset.
Example problem may be a team having a senior developer but doesn’t contribute much and because of that other team members are complaining or not happy . Another problem may be there is a senior developer in the team who doesn’t listen to others and try to implement his thought process only be it estimates or approach of implementation etc
What would be the options on a Scrum context?
Thanks,
I think it’s not unusual to find senior developers with great technical skills, but who lack the competencies’ needed to be effective leaders within a team.
I’d suggest what you are looking at is more about local optimisation – what the individual needs in order to feel effective Vs what the team needs to feel effective.
Chances are this is driven by the systems you have in place around individual performance reviews, promotion and so on., as well as what behaviours get rewarded with praise, positive feedback and so on.
That creates three areas of stress:
– people who lack the skills to be able to team effectively
– people who feel that teaming is a threat to their status
– people who feel helping others will impact in a negative way n their performance
Does your team have the psychological safety and skills to be able to discuss the behaviours in a retrospective without relationships being damaged?
If not, that might be a place to start.