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Team lead manual

A collection of 13 posts

Team lead manual

The lead role

What's confidential and who knows what? Salary info is available to leads, People Ops, Finance and Carl/Jarrad Performance discussions happen between leads, People Ops and Carl/Jarrad Leads only have access to

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    People Ops
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Involuntary terminations

We aim to be transparent on the good and bad. Here we take a look at how and why Status lets a contributor go, known as an involuntary termination. NB: the info here

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    People Ops
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Managing poor performance

This guide is aimed at swarm leads supporting a contributor who’s not meeting performance expectations. NB: there are many ways you might go about helping someone in this situation, you might have

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    People Ops
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Terminations

NB: We're using the catch-all term Terminations here for the action of ending a contributor's services agreement / employment contract. This can be either initiated by the contributor (e.g. a resignation) or by

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    People Ops
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Budget management

What are the basics I should be aware of when managing the team's budget?Finance will work with leads to establish and maintain quarterly budgetsTeam leads are free to rearrange their existing budget

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    People Ops
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Team performance

How do I measure my team’s performance?As with most of these topics, you’re the expert at what works well for the team, so feel free to implement whatever you see

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    People Ops
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Developing the team

How do I prepare my team for the DAO?Think about how your swarm could apply for funding via the DAO as a project. Check out examples from other projects using similar structures,

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    People Ops
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Holding 1:1s

As a lead, you will be having 1:1s with your team members. These guidelines are meant to support you in the process, however, note that they're in no way mandatory. If you're

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    People Ops
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Welcoming a new team member

When a new team member joins (either a new hire or someone joining from another team), they will need your support to get started. This is a general outline of what should happen

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    People Ops
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Hiring guide

General info about how we hire, the process, the tools, and the people involved.

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    People Ops
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Growing your team

What's the optimum team size? Ideally, teams should be a maximum of 7 people for an optimum balancing of coordination tax and productivity. Beyond that number, consider splitting into smaller sub-teams. Read more:

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    People Ops
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Responsibilities of a lead

Swarm performance Continuous improvement (holding retrospectives etc.) Setting, prioritising, tracking and accountability for milestones, team roadmap and deliverables. Make sure there are clear goals for the swarm Responsible for improving the quality and

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    People Ops
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Feedback

What is a feedback round? A team getting together to share feedback on one another, facilitated by People Ops. The goal is to surface recognition and insights on developmental areas. How does it

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    People Ops
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