João Silva Tiago

Director of Engineering @FidelHQ. Prev @talkdesk @addcode_io, @thetrainline and @farfetch. Bass player, Aikido Black Belt, Crossfit athlete and motorbike lover.

[João Silva Tiago @jotaptiago]

@carvil_ 🪦 rip

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@RecYeet Weird book flex, but ok 🤣

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@allenholub @bbea_vp What do we call that coordination role to ensure teams get what they need?

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@allenholub @bbea_vp So companies should have no managers, just leaders that emerge from the teams?

[João Silva Tiago @jotaptiago]

@johncutlefish Context matters. Keeping reports (team size) 6-8 is a sweet spot. Too many reports/teams hinder one's ability to grow reports. If over 8/2 teams, consider growing junior team members by proxy - using more senior reports. Play infinite games and work on clever succession planning.

[João Silva Tiago @jotaptiago]

@allenholub Wholeheartedly agree that ideally there would be no need for anything but a team of makers to decide on what the team needs and customers to steer the product needs.

However, when things go south… that’s a different story. ultimately, those with skin in the game take action.

[João Silva Tiago @jotaptiago]

@allenholub Allen, I respect you and don’t want to go in circles on 2 different threads.

Agreed that one should not be judged from a single example, but then again, HR won’t be close enough to the team to determine the best way of handling the situation.

[João Silva Tiago @jotaptiago]

@allenholub I agree everybody likes to be acknowledged and liked. But not everyone values their work and professionalism the same way.

I have seen people slack or try too little and just lay low in hopes no one will notice.

[João Silva Tiago @jotaptiago]

@allenholub Got it, and it might work out some times.

But it could also happen that Jim is quite comfortable with underperforming and the rest of the team is unhappy with what’s going on.

Probably this would make the rest of the team leave the company, not Jim.

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@allenholub Jim is part of the team, what if he does not want to move to another team?

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@allenholub the person can simply be a casting mistake, is it the team’s job to carry that person’s weight?

They discuss that in the retro and agree that Jim has been slowing down the team for 1 year and refuses to collaborate. What happens then?

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@allenholub Right, but who decides to fire or transfer?

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@allenholub Who are the powerful and who are powerless?
Is it possible for a team or an individual to underperform on a agile setup? If so, who should start the difficult conversations?

[Carlos Vilhena @carvil_]

Agreed. And I don’t think it’s necessarily a choice. Both are part of the role, and leaning more towards one side than the other, without appropriate org support, will lead to problems later on.

[Carlos Vilhena @carvil_]

Check out my latest article on @TheLeadDev on company culture and the pillars for growth 👇🏼

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@JustAnotherPM @3SimpleRules Stakeholders are represented by the PM on this level. Therefore those inputs are already factored in.

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@atmcarmo @ruimoura Para além da cloudflare como cdn, o alojamento estava numa cloud em território americano

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@brunohsoares A socialização das perdas está sempre circunscrita a empresas estratégicas. Estou ansioso pela $TAP

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@allenholub I said winging because it’s unplanned/unprepared. Obviously it surfaces from something such as feedback.
If we also remove the sprint constraint to become even more agile, we are left with defining work based of every valuable feedback that surfaces. Basically, winging work.