{"id":333298,"date":"2021-09-01T15:26:08","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T12:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/its-time-to-develop-your-team-like-an-orchestra\/"},"modified":"2021-09-01T15:26:08","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T12:26:08","slug":"its-time-to-develop-your-team-like-an-orchestra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/its-time-to-develop-your-team-like-an-orchestra\/","title":{"rendered":"#It\u2019s time to develop your team like an orchestra"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c58a1d40aa\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c58a1d40aa\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/its-time-to-develop-your-team-like-an-orchestra\/#Have_the_right_mix_of_skills\" >Have the right mix of skills<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/its-time-to-develop-your-team-like-an-orchestra\/#Dont_be_afraid_to_recruit_outside_the_box\" >Don\u2019t be afraid to recruit outside the box<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/its-time-to-develop-your-team-like-an-orchestra\/#Focus_on_creating_not_achieving\" >Focus on creating, not achieving<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#It\u2019s time to develop your team like an orchestra<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image?fit=796%2C417&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2021%2F09%2Forchestra-gq.jpg&amp;signature=44d89b1c34f47b3ce8e1f4e08b359a0e\" \/><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The quality of a product is largely dependent on the expertise and capabilities of the team behind it. As a musician, I\u2019ve experienced this first-hand when playing in bands and with orchestras. Delivering a great outcome for us took a complete team effort, with a variety of experts bringing their own unique talents to the stage while understanding how their role fit into the bigger picture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a product leader at Messenger, I\u2019ve realized there\u2019s a lot we can learn from this <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roach. Whether it\u2019s a piece of music or a messaging platform, it all comes down to finding the right people and putting them in an environment where their expertise and creativity can flourish in collaboration with one another \u2013 ultimately delivering the best possible experience for the end-user.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are three ways team leaders can leverage this approach as they build their teams, resulting in breakthrough innovations and best-in-class products.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Have_the_right_mix_of_skills\"><\/span><b>Have the right mix of skills<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The beauty of an orchestra performance lies in hearing very different instruments come together to create one harmonious and complex piece of music. Whether you\u2019re performing in front of an audience, developing hardware, or creating a new UI, putting together an effective team means thinking in a holistic manner.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you were to hire only cellists for an orchestra, the resulting music would be limited to their specialist capabilities. It would miss the rhythmic beat of the percussion section, the timbre of the brass section, and so much more. Similarly, if you have a team made up of designers, your product may have a beautiful UI but clunky functionality supporting it. It\u2019s only when you have the right mix of skills, along with an open work environment, that all the necessary elements can come together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also keep in mind that <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ists can give your team more flexibility whereas specialists bring a high level of expertise in their field. When working on a project, having those generalists involved can help ensure every part of a product is getting the attention it needs throughout development. Any good team needs a mix of specialists and generalists to bring a variety of skills and perspectives to building products.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When we\u2019re working, I like to tell my team to \u201cmind the gap\u201d \u2013 meaning the gap between what they do, whether that\u2019s engineering, design, or business strategy, and what their teammates do. This is where the real opportunity lies for teams to be creative, push boundaries and deliver innovations to users.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dont_be_afraid_to_recruit_outside_the_box\"><\/span><b>Don\u2019t be afraid to recruit outside the box<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When creating an experience used by billions of people globally, you need not only a team with deep expertise \u2013 like the specialists I mentioned above \u2013 but also varying perspectives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oftentimes in the recruitment process it can be easy to get wrapped up in flashy, high profile names \u2013 whether universities or past employers \u2013 or to show preference for those with traditional degrees in engineering or other STEM subjects.\u00a0 But you\u2019re missing a lot by discounting others whose path may be non-traditional.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I can speak from experience here: my formal education is in classical music, and I didn\u2019t study STEM or design in school. It would have been easy for people to brush me off and assume I wasn\u2019t qualified for a career in tech. However, my educational background in music composition and the years spent practicing an instrument has helped shape my focus on long term outcomes and helped me develop my own leadership and problem-solving skills.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, as a product team leader, I seek out qualities like resourcefulness, creativity, and other traits that don\u2019t necessarily jump off the page when reading a resume or browsing a LinkedIn profile. I\u2019d encourage all product leaders to be more open-minded throughout the recruitment process. Just because a candidate\u2019s background differs from the conventional, doesn\u2019t mean they aren\u2019t qualified.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you treat building your team more like an audition, valuing how a candidate can perform within the group versus preconceived notions about what is needed to be successful, you\u2019ll inevitably find some talented individuals who will make your team stronger. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Focus_on_creating_not_achieving\"><\/span><b>Focus on creating, not achieving<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a music setting, you don\u2019t just pick what you want to play and skip ahead to the performance. It\u2019s all about what goes into the preparation and development of that performance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is true for product teams too. Focusing on the outcome exclusively robs your team of the joy of paying attention to the details. To set your team up for success, allow them to focus on the flow of making something exciting every step of the way.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, earlier this year when we unveiled Soundmojis, our team was focused on creating fun, delightful sounds that could be used across a broad range of contexts. In one instance, our sound engineers even <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>led to an organic California farm to record actual goats! By allowing my team to be creative and enjoy <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/messengernews.fb.com\/2021\/08\/10\/soundmojis-behind-the-sounds\/\">the process of developing the Soundmojis<\/a>, we were ultimately able to create experiences that are also fun for our users.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This mindset will ensure there is a premium placed on even the smallest components, ensuring the overall output was thoughtfully composed with appreciation for detail.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the end of the day, whether you\u2019re preparing for a performance of Beethoven, or building a new product, the importance of building the team is paramount. My advice to leaders is to relish the process of creating within your team, spend time cultivating intersections, maintain an open mind, and when working with your colleagues \u2013 respect their perspective and expertise, even if it\u2019s different from your own. When you do this, you\u2019ll create a product that truly sings.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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