When I put it that way it sounds ridiculous, but many people act as if that were the case. They spend a ton of time finding that perfect hire, but no time coaching them. They set goals, but don’t check them weekly. They set norms, then forget them as the team slides into old habits (and arguments). You need check-ins, so the team can live their intentions. The cadence here is weekly: the weekly one-on-one, weekly status email, Monday commitment meetings and Friday brag sessions, weekly retrospectives. These rituals are where the team starts to learn how to hold each other accountable, how to
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