https://masteringrelationships.org/news daily 0.75 2020-03-24 https://masteringrelationships.org/news/get-out-there-5kamf monthly 0.5 2020-02-20 https://masteringrelationships.org/news/new-hope-in-old-appalachia-mkt6c monthly 0.5 2019-08-21 https://masteringrelationships.org/news/why-deserts-matter-too-wbncm monthly 0.5 2019-08-21 https://masteringrelationships.org/the-brain daily 0.75 2020-03-24 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e694cebb0f1c74f95c339bb/t/5e69500d0e42bb71e4df06a1/1584048154315/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg The Brain - The Idea More of our life (than we can possibly imagine) is spent on auto-pilot. We are often reacting in response to subconscious cues, sounds, and sights. Built-in biases, differences in cognitive style, early childhood experiences and many other factors contribute to a situation in which much of what we imagine is deliberate behavior, shared reality, etcetera, are in fact things that our subconscious is handing us against our will. https://masteringrelationships.org/home daily 1.0 2020-03-26 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e694cebb0f1c74f95c339bb/t/5e6a7997b731ca28b36f5285/1584662778501/ Home - Our Online Seminar My name is Andre Carothers, and I lead the Batchery's online seminar called Mastering Relationships, one of three online courses that are part of our incubation program. Most of the resources for the Mastering Relationships Seminar, plus lots of additional reading, are here. You can email me anytime, or even better, contact me on the Batchery Slack site. I have a library of materials to draw on if you need them. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e694cebb0f1c74f95c339bb/t/5e6a81460b52bc48141f550e/1584476425894/ Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e694cebb0f1c74f95c339bb/t/5e6a820cb66b1166d86fbff6/1584476434895/ Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e694cebb0f1c74f95c339bb/t/5e6a80d0f003c15fefde9f8f/1584476417195/ Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e694cebb0f1c74f95c339bb/t/5e6a7e5ac6310850654905bf/1584476462426/ Home - Each section includes: Associated decks from our online course Lots of additional reading Also, all the decks for the online course sessions are archived here. Finally, the Readings page has many additional articles and posts that dig deeper into startupland. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e694cebb0f1c74f95c339bb/t/5e6a7e84f003c15fefde1064/1584476480432/ Home - Stress-free Learning My personal goal is to make this learning so easy and stress-free that anyone can avoid and/or manage at least 50 percent of the communication, collaboration and leadership challenges that inevitably come up. And teach all that in a few months. I look for the simplest, easiest things to share and then repeat them over and over. Brace yourself.... https://masteringrelationships.org/your-behavior daily 0.75 2020-04-22 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e694cebb0f1c74f95c339bb/t/5e69506db80356181f6cad04/1584391623528/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg Your Behavior - Leadership & Collaboration Skills With some diligence, startup founders can quickly develop a more-than-adequate mastery of a set of simple skills in leadership, communication and collaboration. When combined with an adequate mastery of the unconscious ways in which we influence each other, this behavior toolset can make the difference between success and failure in your company. https://masteringrelationships.org/readings daily 0.75 2020-05-26 https://masteringrelationships.org/your-toolbox daily 0.75 2020-03-26 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e694cebb0f1c74f95c339bb/t/5e70feaed4be2b7968251906/1584391623528/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg Your Toolbox - The Idea A very simple tool box of practices and routines, tested, repeated and embedded in any team, will completely transform how well the team performs. In our view, not much is needed, at first. But something is needed. The culture of the company is created and renewed by the leadership team. Attention to the quality of the experience of the people that work for you will be required eventually. Typically, by the time it is required, it is too late. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e694cebb0f1c74f95c339bb/t/5e7110068861232e09a128e5/1580404843024/Aro%252BHa_0010.jpg Your Toolbox - Build Culture Deliberately The culture of the team is built deliberately by the founder, without hesitation, and revisited regularly for its energy and utility. Building your team's culture is a prerequisite for success. Even two people have a culture of interaction that is either examined and agreed upon, or is unconscious and has a mind of its own. The conscious, agreed-upon ones are better. A culture deck might look like this or like this. The simple set of tools and practices outline here are the minimum that any small startup will want to begin to practice and adapt. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e694cebb0f1c74f95c339bb/t/5e71151446c61d52fbae3acb/1584469341282/Aro%252BHa_0010.jpg Your Toolbox - Decision-making and Effective Delegation Performance in teams can go sideways when there is not clarity on how decisions are made, and delegation of tasks is not effectively communicated and evaluated. These two tools and practices can solve that problem. First, clarity on decision-making. You can use DARCI, or MOCHA, or anything that removes ambiguity. Second, clarity on delegation. The delegation worksheet is a masterful way of communicating and clarifying an assignment, and also generating the best thinking from the team. And Third, line-of-sight into the thinking of your team. One great tool is called gradients of agreement.