Category: Tool
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Innovative Employee Onboarding: Lessons from a Startup Experiment
Employee onboarding is the key to crafting a cohesive and innovative team. At Pearlside, we’re always looking for groundbreaking practices that can enrich our approach to welcoming new members into our fold. In this spirit, we reflect on a particularly transformative onboarding experiment we conducted at a startup centered around the tradition of Wednesday breakfasts.…
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Autonomous Teams: Navigating the Dependency Cycle in Organizations
Introduction Teams’ autonomy emerges as a cornerstone for success and adaptability. This autonomy, however, does not occur in isolation; it mirrors individuals’ journey through the Dependency Cycle—a concept enriched by transactional analysis and Nola Katherine Symor‘s insightful contributions. This article first examines the Dependency Cycle at the individual level, setting the stage to explore how…
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Navigating the Future of Leadership: A Pearlside Conference Series Spotlight
Change is the only constant. Agility in leadership has transitioned from a desirable trait to a fundamental necessity. At Pearlside, we understand the intricate dance of adapting leadership styles to meet the demands of today’s fast-paced, Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous (VUCA) business environment. This understanding was the cornerstone of our recently concluded conference series…
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Bridging Cultures, Uniting Teams: The Success of Pearlside’s Intercultural Workshop
At Pearlside, we believe that the strength of a team lies not just in the skills of its individual members, but in how well they understand and collaborate with one another, especially in a multicultural environment. Our recent intercultural workshop, designed for a diverse team of sales leaders from various global regions (France, USA, Korea,…
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Embracing Self-Confrontation: A Journey to Mastering The Responsibility Process
Mastering the art of self-confrontation is a challenging yet rewarding endeavor. It requires consistent practice and a willingness to delve into introspection. Christopher Avery’s Responsibility Process provides a profound framework for understanding this journey. I recall a vivid experience that encapsulates the essence of this process, during a pivotal leadership team meeting at a startup…
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Navigating the Dynamics of Stability and Change: An Introduction to Polarity Mapping
Introduction: The tension between stability and change is a constant. It’s a polarity that many leaders grapple with. Embracing both ends of the spectrum can be the key to a thriving organizational system. Polarity mapping is a strategic framework, created by Barry Johnson in 1975, that helps us visualize and manage these opposing forces effectively.…
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The BEPS Navigator: A Compass for Leadership
Introduction: In the heart of a 300 people cloud infrastructure team, the quest for a more agile and responsive organizational model was underway. The traditional silos of product management, engineering, and quality assurance, while seemingly efficient, were proving to be impediments to innovation and speed. The vision was clear: to create nimble cross-functional teams, each…
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Navigating Growth: eNovance’s Journey from Functional Silos to Agile Value Streams
Introduction:Scaling a startup is akin to navigating uncharted waters; each decision can significantly impact the company’s future trajectory. For eNovance, a cloud infrastructure pioneer, the challenge was to scale without succumbing to the pitfalls of silos and misalignment. The solution? A radical shift from traditional org charts to a dynamic, cross-functional team structure focused on…
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Cultivating Collaboration: How Open Space Technology Galvanized a Cloud Services Startup
Introduction: In the dynamic world of cloud services, a startup’s ability to innovate and collaborate determines its success. For eNovance, a burgeoning cloud infrastructure company, the challenge was not only to scale rapidly but to ensure that every voice was heard in the process. This is where Open Space Technology (OST) came into play—a facilitation…
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Building a Cohesive Leadership Team: The eNovance Success Story
The Challenge: Scaling Leadership Beyond Founders In the bustling tech hubs of Paris, nestled within the innovative walls of “La Cantine,” a cloud infrastructure startup, eNovance, was taking shape. Founded in 2009, eNovance began as a founder-dependent venture, a common narrative for many startups. However, as the company’s ambitions soared, so did the need for…