Catégorie
2. Team
Sous-catégorie
2.1. Recruiting & Management
Stade
Seed
What is at stake?
How to conduct regular monitoring of team engagement, satisfaction, and performance?
Why is it important?
The Seed stage is the moment when a significant part of the company's culture is crystallizing for the coming years. By giving everyone the opportunity to express themselves regularly, the startup creates a feedback loop for its teams, thus promoting continuous improvement of its processes and motivating employees. This, in turn, allows the startup to grow on solid foundations.
Three actions to take right now
1️⃣ Establish regular contact with a manager (e.g., to stay in touch at the end of a remote workday)
- For example, set up a weekly meeting with a regular schedule, prepare an agenda using a predefined template, set clear objectives, encourage dialogue, take notes, and plan concrete actions.
- See the comprehensive article from the scale-up Payfit in the resources mentioned below to learn more about the bestway to prepare and conduct weekly meetings in a startup.
2️⃣ Create opportunities for transparent and honest written feedback
- For instance, use a Notion board for suggested improvements, similar to user feedback, for which here's a template:
- This type of organization is very practical as it allows for a board that is synchronized among all team members; and each card can be worked directly to prioritize and plan the implementation of the collected feedback.
3️⃣ Create a culture of continuous feedback
- Cultivating a culture of continuous feedback from the Seed stage is undoubtedly the most powerful way to promote open communication and to foster a sense of belonging and cohesion as the initial team grows.
- For this, it is crucial to highlight the importance of feedback from the very first interactions with each new member, emphasizing it as a means of learning, improvement, and growth at both individual and collective levels.
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