Post by Melissa Milloway

🚩 What's one of the biggest red flags in a learning team? A team that doesn't share their work. And it shows up in two ways. There's no real outlet for people to share, and no one's asking them to. Or when you do ask, there's a lot of hesitancy. Here's why it's a problem: ➡️ As a manager, you can't coach people or help them grow if you don't know what their work looks like. You don't know where they're doing well, and you don't know where they need support. ➡️ People can't learn from each other or get inspiration from each other if they can't see what their teammates are building. They don't know what's possible, and they can't help each other get better. ➡️ You can't advocate for your people to leadership if you don't know their strengths. Someone on your team might have a skill that would open a huge opportunity for them, and you'd never know. They don't get the opportunity, and eventually they leave. So what do you do about it? You build a culture where sharing is how the team works. One thing I did with my team was use our team meetings for actual work sharing, not project updates. People would bring design problems, get feedback, and one person on my team, Morgan, would start meetings by sharing something she was proud of. And as the leader, I shared my own work too, things like strategy papers, and asked my team for feedback on them. You have to model the behavior you want to see. It builds trust, and no matter how senior you are, you will learn from your own team. Sharing work shouldn't feel like micromanaging. It should feel normal. People should be able to see what their teammates are working on at all times because it helps everyone do better work. Does your team have a regular space for people to share their work? What does it look like? #eLearning #InstructionalDesign #LearningandDevelopment

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