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It's All About The Little Things

Sam Barnes
April 21, 2017

It's All About The Little Things

Presented at http://2017.groundcontrolconf.com in London and the http://bureauofdigital.com/summits/digital-pm-2017/ in Las Vegas, 2017.

Conference talks are often focused on big and innovative ideas that in many cases kick start brand new approaches to our people and work, which is a great thing that continually helps push our industry forward.

However, when managing projects or leading teams, being consistently good at getting the absolute basics right can be the difference between success and failure.

In this session, Sam will discuss some of these basics, how often they’re forgotten or overlooked, why they’re so important and how to get better at them in such a way that you really see positive changes in both what you’re helping to deliver and your working relationships with the people around you.

Sam Barnes

April 21, 2017
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  1. It’s just things like when we have our 1-2-1s, you

    say you want to check that we’re okay and enjoying our job. This is such an important thing to say but I’ve only heard it once before in my career. Leanne Goddard, UX/UI Designer It’s the little things that make the difference.
  2. THE POMODORO TECHNIQUE DON’T BREAK THE CHAIN THE ACTION METHOD

    EATING LIVE FROGS: DO THE WORST THING FIRST PRODUCTIVITY METHODOLOGIES
  3. If you gain the confidence and trust of your people

    and they feel their best interests are safe in your hands, then you have in your possession a priceless asset, and the greatest achievements become possible. Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, British WWII Commander
  4. CHECK PEOPLE’S AVAILABILITY WHEN BOOKING MEETINGS …even if no one

    else does. CHECK PEOPLE’S PREFERENCE WHEN BOOKING MEETINGS
  5. Be nice, be polite and watch the outcome. Sian Salter,

    Digital Project Manager at OPEN Health
  6. A manager can seem like they understand at the time,

    but then later on the employee will find out that’s not true because they find themselves having the same conversations again, having to repeat themselves and having to chase actions or even worse, no actions come out of the talking at all. Kris Rabino, Software Engineer MANAGERS IN 1-2-1s 1
  7. 2However, a manager that actually listens will always be proactive

    with follow ups, whether it’s actually completing actions, or just mere verbal check-ins to say they’ve not forgotten about the chat and actions… Kris Rabino, Software Engineer MANAGERS IN 1-2-1s a
  8. Then, even if something couldn't be actioned and the manager

    couldn’t make the situation better, there's a genuine sense that they tried their hardest against a resistant work environment. Kris Rabino, Software Engineer MANAGERS IN 1-2-1s 2 b
  9. “I can't remember the exact context but it's easy to

    remember feelings and I always felt like you gave a shit.” Kris Rabino, Software Engineer
  10. “I would argue that criticising your employees when they screw

    up is not just your job, it’s actually your moral obligation.” Kim Scott, CEO of Candour Inc.
  11. If you don’t trust your employees to work flexibly or

    remotely, you shouldn’t have hired them in the first place. Yan Lhert, Software Engineer at Checkr
  12. STATE NO REPLY NEEDED TODAY SHOWS YOU CARE ABOUT PEOPLE’S

    LIVES IT MAY JUST STOP YOU PISSING SOMEONE OFF & when you don’t even realise you’re doing it!
  13. LOVE EVERYTHING DIGITAL ENJOY OUR JOBS WANT TO WIN THE

    WORK WANT THE PROJECT TO GO WELL GET ON WELL PERSONALLY EXTROVERT CEO & INTROVERT DPM We both… What could go wrong?
  14. 15% AVERAGE BULLYING RATE 25% OF BULLYING TARGETS RESIGN, AS

    DO… 20% WHO WITNESS THE BULLYING CLOSE UP average workplace statistics TCA
  15. TCA = $980,000 TCA in a company of 1000 people

    25% 38 15% 150 2x 300 20% 60 98x $10k BULLIED PEOPLE BULLIED PEOPLE WILL RESIGN WITNESSES PER PERSON WITNESSES WILL RESIGN REPLACEMENTS, EACH COSTING