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Whilst deliverables are a bonus, they are not a key requirement of “Investment Time”, as it’s equally important for the team to take a break to self-learn and innovate (essentially, test and make mistakes) - it’s all part and parcel of the rich culture and experience of working at Form3.",[],{"type":25,"text":894,"spans":895},"During \"Investment Time\", Engineers will embark on an array of activities that are driven by them. 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A generous budget combined with paid learning days provides opportunities which would otherwise be impossible. So, given I stepped into a management position 18 months ago, these resources should clearly be dedicated to management courses - right? Project management, promoting synergy, reading social cues to manipulate your team into productivity. These are the skills you need to thrive as a manager by corporate standards, and we work with really big banks so it’s a no brainer.Don’t worry, what you’re currently thinking is correct: that’s complete nonsense.Yes, we have to care about timelines, deadlines, capacity, velocity, and everything else which keeps a project moving forward. I know this is a bit of a hot take in the management world but messing those things up is low-risk. You missed the deadline, the customer is angry... so what? It’s not the end of the world; the sun is still going to rise tomorrow. But then what should we be focusing on as managers? In my opinion this is quite obvious: as managers of people, we should be focusing on people skills rather than management skills.Let me capture a little bit of that journey - hopefully it inspires you to do the same.",{},[],[],"Brendan Devenney","Head of Engineering - Europe",{"dimensions":4665,"alt":4662,"copyright":5,"url":4666,"id":4667,"edit":4668},{"width":419,"height":420},"\u002F_prismic-media\u002Fe9c23344c2e53539-ZDHif3RkT75sGxV-_f37d81f9-1dc6-4771-aec2-20f864e.png","ZDHif3RkT75sGxV-",{"x":399,"y":399,"zoom":400,"background":401},[],{"link_type":427},[4672,4692,4712],{"variation":430,"version":431,"items":4673,"primary":4674,"id":4691,"slice_type":456,"slice_label":5},[],{"body":4675},[4676,4679,4685,4688],{"type":696,"text":4677,"spans":4678,"direction":699},"Mental Health First Aid",[],{"type":25,"text":4680,"spans":4681,"direction":699},"When I took my first steps into management, my biggest fear was not being able to help my team with the mental wellbeing issues which plague the engineering world: stress, anxiety, and burnout. While it’s important to remember that a manager is not solely responsible for the mental wellbeing of their team, you cannot avoid the fact that managers often have the most insight into an individual’s life. You are, through one-to-ones and daily interactions, perfectly positioned to notice the warning signs of poor mental wellbeing. In addition to that, you are likely to be the first port of call for any employee who needs to voice their problems (be those personal or professional).",[4682],{"start":4683,"end":4684,"type":905},245,248,{"type":25,"text":4686,"spans":4687,"direction":699},"Are you ready to handle those situations? I wasn’t.",[],{"type":25,"text":4689,"spans":4690,"direction":699},"My first goal was to give myself the skillset required to deal with a team member in crisis. Your team looks to you not for micromanagement and deadlines, but for guidance and support. 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Like everyone else, they are encouraged to try out new things, experiment and learn from their experiences – even if it means “failing” in front of their teams. Leaders set great examples for their teams by demonstrating vulnerability. When they share their learnings openly, are not afraid to apologise when they messed up, others are motivated to do the same.",[],{"type":25,"text":4825,"spans":4826},"For example, it is not unusual to hear “I don’t know, let’s find out” from our engineering leaders. No one is expected to know everything, regardless of their seniority level. Leaders are not pretending to know all the answers and are always happy to redirect the question to a better-informed colleague or find it themselves. We often see examples of this behaviour during incident investigations: if an engineering leader is called out and doesn’t know the solution straightaway, they often ask a more knowledgeable colleague for guidance. 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It can take longer to form relationships with colleagues you’ve never met in person, and it can be difficult to uphold regular and consistent communication in the same way that you would with an office-based team. This can lead to feelings of loneliness, isolation and generally a lack of engagement with a business. Yet strong work relationships and great communication are essential to any individual, team or company doing well.At Form3 we take a proactive approach to staying connected and take deliberate actions to build and maintain relationships. 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These groups also replace the casual office chit-chat that would ordinarily happen in the office, but instead, are brought to life via Slack. One of our company values is “everyone matters” and that really feels true at Form3. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever you enjoy, there’s a home for you at Form3 and this comes out through our special interest groups.",[],"rich_text$61baddad-e4c3-40de-a572-612c0cefdfa4",{"variation":430,"version":431,"items":4992,"primary":4993,"id":5004,"slice_type":456,"slice_label":5},[],{"body":4994},[4995,4998,5001],{"type":696,"text":4996,"spans":4997,"direction":699},"Monday meetings",[],{"type":25,"text":4999,"spans":5000,"direction":699},"We welcome all new joiners in the Monday meeting which typically occurs on their first day. 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For one thing, a culture is developed naturally and is employee led, and is not something that can be decided at a board room table.  Additionally, everyone is busy these days – busy with projects, deadlines, meetings, emails, not to mention their personal lives. Short-term pressing problems are taking precedence over long term goals, such as personal development.",[],{"type":25,"text":5339,"spans":5340}," So, what do we do differently at Form3? We utilise OKRs (Objectives & Key Results) as a goal setting methodology, which allows each individual and each team to build their own personal development and performance goals. These are fully transparent across the business and are designed to be challenging yet achievable, with managers working alongside their team members to support their success. 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