Metadata
- Author: Hasitha Pathiraja
- Full Title:: Building Trust With a New Team
- Category:: 🗞️Articles
- URL:: https://medium.com/@hpathiraja/building-trust-with-a-new-team-e4b2d9bb7d90
- Finished date:: 2023-03-27
Highlights
The biggest mistake that most new managers make when starting with a team is to jump right into establishing vision or setting goals (View Highlight)
Instead of focusing on setting goals, rules of engagement, or milestones, focus on establishing trust with your team as fast as possible. The sooner you do that, the sooner you will be able to start providing value. (View Highlight)
Set up 1:1s with all your direct reports (View Highlight)
Include 2–3 probing questions like: • What excites you about the team and the work you are doing? • If you were to change one thing about the way the team is working right now, what would it be? • Who’s a great manager you’ve had in the past? How was it working with them? (View Highlight)
Show that you’re in learning mode (View Highlight)
For the first few weeks, make room on your schedule to join the team as an individual contributor. Pick up a ticket or two from the backlog and try to take it over the finish lin (View Highlight)