1. Simple, Effective Teamwork
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2. Simple, Effective Teamwork
antti.tarvainen@leonidasoy.fi
@tarvaina

3. Talk in one slide
Feeling of fairness and
communal sharing are the basis
of simple, effective teamwork.
But communal sharing is fragile and requires rapport.
Tips Anti-patterns
Meet outside work “Let’s invite everyone!”
Be close to each other “Let’s confirm from the boss first.”
Have rituals “Let’s make everyone do this from now on.”
Be naked “We should do something about this.”

4. Talk in one slide
Feeling of fairness and
communal sharing are the basis
of simple, effective teamwork.
But communal sharing is fragile and requires rapport.
Tips Anti-patterns
Meet outside work “Let’s invite everyone!”
Be close to each other “Let’s confirm from the boss first.”
Have rituals “Let’s make everyone do this from now on.”
+ Be naked “We should do something about this.”
= go to sauna

5. Talk in one slide
Feeling of fairness and
communal sharing are the basis
of simple, effective teamwork.
But communal sharing is fragile and requires rapport.
Tips Anti-patterns
Meet outside work “Let’s invite everyone!”
Be close to each other “Let’s confirm from the boss first.”
Have rituals “Let’s make everyone do this from now on.”
+ Be naked + “We should do something about this.”
= go to sauna = there’s still room
behind the sauna

6. Four models of relationships
Communal Authority
Sharing Ranking
Equality Market
Matching Pricing
Relational Models Theory: http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/anthro/faculty/fiske/relmodov.htm

7. Example: Four ways
to pay salary
Communal sharing: Authority ranking:
? ?
Equality matching: Market pricing:
? ?

8. Example: Four ways
to pay salary
Communal sharing: Authority ranking:
By rank
?
and seniority
Equality matching: Market pricing:
? ?

9. Example: Four ways
to pay salary
Communal sharing: Authority ranking:
By rank
?
and seniority
Equality matching: Market pricing:
Same salary
?
for everyone

10. Example: Four ways
to pay salary
Communal sharing: Authority ranking:
By rank
?
and seniority
Equality matching: Market pricing:
Same salary
By market value
for everyone

11. Example: Four ways
to pay salary
Communal sharing: Authority ranking:
By rank
?
and seniority
Equality matching: Market pricing:
Same salary By market value
for everyone (negotiation skills)

12. Example: Four ways
to pay salary
Communal sharing:
No salary, Authority ranking:
By rank
common pool
and seniority
of money
Equality matching: Market pricing:
Same salary By market value
for everyone (negotiation skills)

13. What is fair?
Communal sharing:
No salary, Authority ranking:
By rank
common pool
and seniority
of money
Equality matching: Market pricing:
Same salary By market value
for everyone (negotiation skills)

14. What is unfair?
Communal sharing:
No salary, Authority ranking:
By rank
common pool
and seniority
of money
Equality matching: Market pricing:
Same salary By market value
for everyone (negotiation skills)

15. Model mismatch
Example:
Let us say I loan you some money,
we being friends and all.
You
Me

16. Model mismatch
Market pricing:
Equality matching: I want a fair
I’ll pay back interest rate
what I loaned
You
Me

17. Model mismatch
is unfair
Market pricing:
Equality matching: I want a fair
I’ll pay back interest rate
what I loaned
You
Me

18. Feeling of unfairness
kills cooperation
Market pricing:
Equality matching: I want a fair
I’ll pay back interest rate
what I loaned
You
Me

19. Feeling of unfairness
kills cooperation
Market pricing:
Equality matching: I want a fair
I’ll pay back interest rate
what I loaned
You
Me

20. Decision-making
Communal sharing: Authority ranking:
Consensus Chain of Command
Equality matching: Market pricing:
Voting Argument

21. Decision-making mismatch
Example:
Let us say we are deciding what
feature to develop next.
You
Me

22. Decision-making mismatch
Market pricing:
Communal sharing:
Argument
Consensus
You
Me

23. Decision-making mismatch
Market pricing:
Communal sharing:
Argument
Consensus
You
Me
Feeling of unfairness
No co-operation

24. Consensus vs. Argument

25. Consensus vs. Argument
Premise Premise
Premise Premise

26. Consensus vs. Argument
Conclusion
Premise Premise
Premise Premise

27. Consensus vs. Argument
Conclusion
Premise Premise
Premise Premise
Builds understanding on
common set of premises

28. Consensus vs. Argument
Conclusion Conclusion
Conclusion
Premise Premise
Premise Premise
Builds understanding on
common set of premises

29. Consensus vs. Argument
Conclusion Conclusion
Conclusion
Premise Premise
Premise Premise Premise Premise
Premise Premise
Builds understanding on
common set of premises

30. Consensus vs. Argument
Conclusion Conclusion
Conclusion
Premise Premise
Premise Premise Premise Premise
Premise Premise
Builds understanding on Searches for premises that support
common set of premises either of two conclusions.

31. What is the right
model for teamwork?
Communal Authority
Sharing Ranking
Equality Market
Matching Pricing

32. What is the right
model for teamwork?
Communal Authority
Sharing Ranking
Equality Market
Matching Pricing
All of them, to an extent.

33. What is the right
model for teamwork?
Communal Authority
Sharing Ranking
Equality Market
Matching Pricing
But communal sharing is
the simplest and most effective
— when it works.

34. What is the right
model for teamwork?
Communal Authority
Sharing Ranking
Equality Market
Matching Pricing
Authority ranking doesn’t utilize
team members’ abilities.

35. What is the right
model for teamwork?
Communal Authority
Sharing Ranking
Equality Market
Matching Pricing
Equality matching is based on neither
ideas’ nor members’ merit.

36. What is the right
model for teamwork?
Communal Authority
Sharing Ranking
Equality Market
Matching Pricing
Market pricing mechanisms are heavy.
Also it doesn’t bring inherent joy.

37. Move towards
communal sharing
Communal Authority
Sharing Ranking
Equality Market
Matching Pricing

38. Move towards
communal sharing
Communal Authority
Sharing Ranking
Equality Market
Matching Pricing
Communal sharing is very fragile.
It requires a specific kind of trust — rapport.

39. Rapport
The feeling that you are in sync.
The feeling that you understand each other.
The feeling that you are in the same team.

40. Tips for moving
towards communal sharing
Meet outside work
Have rituals
Be close to each other
Be naked

41. Tips for moving
towards communal sharing
Meet outside work
Have rituals
Be close to each other
+ Be naked
= go to sauna

42. Meet outside work

43. Have rituals

44. Have rituals

45. Be close to each other

46. Be close to each other

47. Be naked
Communal sharing: Authority ranking:
-
Equality matching: Market pricing:
Each model implies a certain
personal appearance.

48. Be naked
Communal sharing: Authority ranking:
- Authority
Equality matching: Market pricing:
Honor Rationality
Each model implies a certain
personal appearance.

49. Be naked
Communal sharing: Authority ranking:
Nakedness Authority
Equality matching: Market pricing:
Honor Rationality
Remove the clothes of
personal appearance to move
towards communal sharing.

50. Be naked — examples

51. Be naked — examples
MBTI analysis.
Tell something embarassing about yourself.
Tell about your life.

52. Be naked — examples
MBTI analysis.
Tell something embarassing about yourself.
Tell about your life.
But most importantly:
be yourself,
trust others, and
speak your mind.

53. Anti-Patterns
“Let’s invite everyone!”
“Let’s confirm from the boss first.”
“Let’s make everyone do this from now on.”
“We should do something about this.”

54. Anti-Patterns
“Let’s invite everyone!”
“Let’s confirm from the boss first.”
“Let’s make everyone do this from now on.”
+ “We should do something about this.”
= there’s still room behind the sauna

55. “Let’s invite everyone.”

56. “Let’s invite everyone.”
This is very slow.

57. “Let’s invite everyone.”
This is very slow.
You want to be democratic.
Don’t.

58. “Let’s invite everyone.”
Communal Authority
Sharing Ranking
Equality Market
Matching Pricing
You want to be democratic.
Don’t.

59. “Let’s confirm from
the boss first”

60. “Let’s confirm from
the boss first”
This is very slow too.
And may lead to bad decisions.

61. “Let’s confirm from
the boss first”
This is very slow too.
And may lead to bad decisions.
You feel you need approval from authority.
You don’t.

62. “Let’s confirm from
the boss first”
Communal Authority
Sharing Ranking
Equality Market
Matching Pricing
You feel you need approval from authority.
You don’t.

63. “Let’s make everyone
do this from now on.”

64. “Let’s make everyone
do this from now on.”
Although you represent the whole team,
you cannot really decide for other members.
And it’s slow.

65. “Let’s make everyone
do this from now on.”
Although you represent the whole team,
you cannot really decide for other members.
And it’s slow.
You are now trying to either
command or convince other people.

66. “Let’s make everyone
do this from now on.”
Communal Authority
Sharing Ranking
Equality Market
Matching Pricing
You are now trying to either
command or convince other people.

67. “We should do
something about this.”
Do or do not.
Stop accumulating decisions.

68. “We should do
something about this.”
Do or do not.
Stop accumulating decisions.
You expect a “real” decision-making
process to kick in at some point.

69. “We should do something
about this.”
Communal Authority
Sharing Ranking
Equality Market
Matching Pricing
You expect a “real” decision-making
process to kick in at some point.

70. “We should do something
about this.”
There is no “real” decision-making process.
That’s the point of teamwork.

71. That’s all, folks.
Feeling of fairness and
communal sharing are the basis
of simple, effective teamwork.
But communal sharing is fragile and requires trust.
Tips Anti-patterns
Meet outside work “Let’s invite everyone!”
Be close to each other “Let’s confirm from the boss first.”
Have rituals “Let’s make everyone do this from now on.”
Be naked “We should do something about this.”