Do not push, build environment

Managing people, we may want them to behave just as we imagine.

We may push them, tell them, and force them to change.

It is a sign. We should start by changing ourselves.

There are better tactics to leverage strengths and intrinsic motivation. 

Try to change the system, environment, and structure. Not the people.

• To do a short screen detox during the walk. Leave a mobile phone at home.

• To stop eating sweets at 11 pm. Do not keep them at home.

• To see shy people talking. Start with silent brainstorming or split into groups.

• To let others answer the question. Do not break the silence.

• To collaborate on Miro during a Zoom meeting. Do not share the screen.

• To stop scrolling phone in bed. Leave the phone in the kitchen.

• To encourage a team to take notes. Create a "Meeting Notes" folder.

• To release on the last day of the Sprint. Do not finish Sprints on Fridays.

• To let people disconnect on the weekends. Do not do Reviews on Mondays.