Stretch Conference 2021
2021-12-07..2021-12-09
-- online --
[Stretch Conference 2018, Stretch Conference 2020, Stretch Conference 2021, Stretch Conference 2022]
| title | author | length |
|---|---|---|
| The Science of Performance | Rich Dec | 01h 02m |
Shows that motivation predicts performance and that operating model fixes change motives: an experiment finds toddlers help a stranger control 90% helped vs… | ||
| Creating Change: How To Make Big Things Happen | Damon Centola | 50m |
Argues that social change spreads from the network periphery, not from elites, because many behaviors require complex contagion—multiple reinforcing ties—so… | ||
| Developing leadership teams - how to go further, faster | Alan Watkins | 49m |
Claims a leadership team can be measured on nine levels of development where most teams stall at level 3 without external help, and moving from level 2/3 to… | ||
| Addressing Complexity by Learning fast with BOSSA nova | Jutta Eckstein | 32m |
BOSSA nova combines Beyond Budgeting, Open Space, Sociocracy and Agility and recommends small safe-to-fail probes to handle VUCA complexity: reflect, form a… | ||
| Scaling your revenue organization | Alex Kudelka | 42m |
Advice for when and how to scale a revenue org: hire a sales team only after real traction — typically when ARR approaches $500k–$1M and product is stable… | ||
| Enhanced Methods to Recruit Qualified Minorities | Crux Conception | 01h 03m |
Argues that tech firms should use concrete practices not platitudes: adapts active listening from hostage negotiation for interviews and team conversations… | ||
| Offsite Planning for the Faint of Heart | Allison McMillan | 38m |
Describes a repeatable plan: set specific goals, arrange logistics, add a “special sauce.” Uses core hours plus repeated sessions for time zones, sends gift… | ||
| Making OKRs Lean Again | Bart den Haak | 41m |
Proposes slimming down OKRs to one company-level objective supported by a clear vision, lightweight measurement, and delivery systems. Recommends piloting with… | ||
| Going the distance- navigating organisational growth | Nyari Samushonga | 46m |
A software academy moves from two campuses to three, fixes a 60% graduation rate against a 75% goal by tightening aptitude screening, rewriting a French… | ||
| How to lead change | Amber Vanderburg | 42m |
Provides a concrete routine: a quick 8-box sketch, 20s per box activity to surface team expectations, aiming for 5+ matching expectations as a signal of… | ||
| Liberate Your Remote Team to High Performance | Michael Nir | 35m |
Agile, Scrum, DevOps, Lean, Spotify squads and Scaled Agile were built on high contact team interactions leading to extraordinary performance, then Covid came… | ||
| Incentives: why or why not? | Linda Rising | 44m |
Starts with Pavlov and Harlow evidence that rewards often backfire: extrinsic carrots vs sticks evoke behaviorism while puzzles and Lego studies show enjoyment… | ||
| Data, not opinions: The psychometrics of team | Joseph Pelrine | 34m |
Argues that team performance is measurable by a 3‑dimensional model of psychological safety, cognitive diversity, and empathy and demonstrates a mixed-methods… | ||
| nothing matches | ||