Studies on group effectiveness
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/01/18/opinion/sunday/why-some-teams-are-smart... The studies find that smart teams are distinguished by three characteristics, sharing time evenly between members, being good at reading each other's emotional states, and having more women. On-line groups are distinguished by the /same/ three characteristics. Eliot (phone)
On Sat, Jan 17, 2015 at 05:23:25AM -0800, Eliot Miranda wrote:
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/01/18/opinion/sunday/why-some-teams-are-smart...
The studies find that smart teams are distinguished by three characteristics, sharing time evenly between members, being good at reading each other's emotional states, and having more women. On-line groups are distinguished by the /same/ three characteristics.
Eliot, Thanks for sharing this link. As we were discussing in the Squeak oversight board meeting last week, getting more women involved in the community, as well as promoting an overall feeling of inclusiveness, is really important. It is not just a matter of being fair with people, it is very much a matter of having a more effective and productive community. I am probably older than most of the folks on this list. I am not, and never have been, a software engineer. But I do have a lot of experience leading and participating in technical teams in industry. The conclusions in this article are 100% consistent with my personal experience. If I could advise an aspiring young software engineer to read just one paper to improve their chances of success in business and industry, this would be it. Dave
Le 17/01/2015 14:23, Eliot Miranda a écrit :
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/01/18/opinion/sunday/why-some-teams-are-smart... <http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/01/18/opinion/sunday/why-some-teams-are-smart...>
The studies find that smart teams are distinguished by three characteristics, sharing time evenly between members, being good at reading each other's emotional states, and having more women. On-line groups are distinguished by the /same/ three characteristics.
Eliot (phone) Very interesting readings, thank you.
Communities are also individuals. in the search about personal motivations , I was wondering if the women advantage was not related to difference in ego expression, one of the most ranked motivations in community participations, but found no clear study or statement about that difference. -- Regards, Alain
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