Lightning talk from JSCamp Chicago 2018.

1. Building and Sustaining Strong Teams
Olivia Liddell
Cloud Training Specialist at Cloudbakers
@oliravi

5. Building
•Describe your team.
•Identify specific areas of
improvement.
•Make an action plan.
Sustaining
Revise
Repeat
Reflect

6. Describe your team.
• Size
• Location
• Remote percentage
• Single department or cross-functional
• Permanent or temporary
• How long has the team been together?
• Existing communication channels
• Range of technical skills

7. Identify specific areas of improvement.
• Skill development
• Communication
• Conflict resolution
• Collaboration
• Accountability
• Trust
• Time management
• Creativity

8. 4 people
Only in the Chicago office
Remote several days per week
Cross-functional
Temporary (ends in Nov.)
Together for a month
Communicate through Slack
Wide range of technical skills
Skill development
Communication
Conflict resolution
Collaboration
Accountability
Trust
Time management
Creativity
Make an action plan.

9. Team Improver!

10. Building
•Describe your team.
•Identify specific areas of
improvement.
•Make an action plan.
Sustaining
Revise
Repeat
Reflect

11. Olivia Liddell
@oliravi
oliddell.github.io/teamimprover