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philippa5
commented on August 30, 2024
I love this idea. Here's my two cents:
How do we schedule these? Does everyone get an assigned month? Do we just
stick with you have to state intent in advance and can't choose a time when
someone else is doing the same thing (or on sabbatical)? What if we create
a sheet that tracks both these projects and sabbaticals with name, topic,
proposed month, team feedback etc. to see how it could pan out timewise?
Is it "required"? Should we just have this here for if someone wants to
take advantage of it, or should we strongly encourage everyone to find a
project once a year? I'd say encourage is better than require...
In terms of planning ahead, does 2 months sound right? Too much, too
little? Sounds fine
When someone proposes a project, I think it should be shared with the whole
team for feedback. Yes? What about final approval, does that sit only with
me, or do we need buy-in from the whole team? I think sharing it with the
team is fine but you should have final approval.
…On Thu, May 14, 2020 at 10:46 AM Addison Berry ***@***.***> wrote:
This is an idea from Todoist, where each person on the team gets 1 month
per year where they can focus on a personal, work-related project. It is
different from a sabbatical because this is still working full-time and you
have to have a work-related project with deliverables. It just means that
your priority is a pet work project that may not otherwise get concentrated
time to play with, and you do not need to work on other company tasks for
that month (beyond helping unblock someone else, if needed). You can read a
summary of the Todoist policy here:
https://twitter.com/brennakL/status/1259966528830746632?s=19
This looks like a policy that we can accommodate, and I like the idea of
getting a big block of time to really dig deep on something that we
won't/don't prioritize in the company and let our creative/exploratory
energy have a sanctioned outlet.
We do need to hammer out a few details to implement it. Here are some
questions we should answer (please feel free to add more questions):
- How do we schedule these? Does everyone get an assigned month? Do we
just stick with you have to state intent in advance and can't choose a time
when someone else is doing the same thing (or on sabbatical)?
- Is it "required"? Should we just have this here for if someone wants
to take advantage of it, or should we strongly encourage everyone to find a
project once a year?
- In terms of planning ahead, does 2 months sound right? Too much, too
little?
- When someone proposes a project, I think it should be shared with
the whole team for feedback. Yes? What about final approval, does that sit
only with me, or do we need buy-in from the whole team?
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agentolivia
commented on August 30, 2024
My 2c:
- Scheduling should depend on the person's usual responsibilities. Backup task person(s) should be in the office during this time.
- Optional, but encouraged.
- Buy-in from the team is a must. There may very well be preparations or follow-up tasks that will impact company-wide priorities on either side of the "personal pet project" month.
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add1sun
commented on August 30, 2024
Re: "There may very well be preparations or follow-up tasks that will impact company-wide priorities on either side of the "personal pet project" month."
My thinking is that these projects need to be standalone and not require any shift in company priorities, "prep time", or require anyone else's time. If we decide the outcome is something worth pursuing once it is complete, then that is a new discussion to have about how/when it would fit into company planning.
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agentolivia
commented on August 30, 2024
Ok, if it's truly a standalone project, then I think only CEO approval should be required, but presenting to the team would be a good idea as well (just not for purposes of approval).
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add1sun
commented on August 30, 2024
@blakehall @eojthebrave @ashleyrian Any thoughts/questions to add before I take a first pass at a draft?
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eojthebrave
commented on August 30, 2024
I don't think it should be required. Other than that I don't really have any additional thoughts.
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ashleyrian
commented on August 30, 2024
I agree that it should be encouraged vs. required and that it's a good idea to share with the team, not necessarily for approval but for transparency and any feedback or helpful suggestions that anyone may have.
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blakehall
commented on August 30, 2024
I think stating intent rather than scheduling is a good idea. Proposals to the team, ideally with a majority vote approval (and Addi breaking any ties). In terms of planning ahead, I think a minimum of one month is reasonable. Ideally it would be great to be able to include these in quarterly planning though.
I don't particularly like the idea of it being required (in large part because I'm not sure what I would propose/work on right now). But I do like the idea of finding a way to encourage these projects. They seem like a great way to dig in to something slightly on the fringes of our business, and I could see how that would be really fun.
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