January 2019 – July 2022
This month IDEA is exploring what goes into making up highly effective teams. The five components of team effectiveness are psychological safety, dependability, structure and clarity, meaning, and impact. HR’s LaTonja Wright talks about her career experience with teams. https://stratcomm-elements.lbl.gov/2019/09/12/three-question-for-latonja-wright-on-team-effectiveness/
Lab managers are invited to attend the Safety Academy for Excellence workshop on Oct. 8 and 9 or Oct. 10 and 11 at Argonne National Lab (division sponsorship required). This workshop focuses on psychological safety and management skills, as well as physical safety. Click to express interest. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdHY0aCjcM_ZlPlw13lBr62sh5XdKoObbO6Ofs-DMfe5vum-w/viewform?usp=sf_link
Postdoc and early career researchers will make three-minute pitches on their research before a panel of judges in a SLAM competition on Thursday, Sept. 19, from 2:30 to 4 p.m., in the Building 50 Auditorium. Join in person, via Zoom, or at Potter St., JBEI, or JGI locations. https://slam.lbl.gov/about-the-slam
Forty veterans from NPower, a program that helps military veterans develop technology career skills, recently participated in workshops at the Lab as part of the annual Veterans’ Day on the Job, a program sponsored by the Lab’s DEI Office, the Veterans Employee Resource Group, and HR. https://diversity.lbl.gov/2019/09/10/military-veterans-learn-job-hunting-skills-at-lab/
Team effectiveness and its five components are tools to create, foster, and empower teams. The IDEA website has tools such as 1 Minute slides to get a team discussion started, along with additional readings and videos for those who want to delve deeper into the topic. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/ideasinaction/topics/team-effectiveness?authuser=0
UC WI is a professional development program for mid-career women who demonstrate the potential to advance their UC careers. Participants will learn to build relationships, communicate their value, advocate for their needs, coach others, and develop career paths. Deadline for nominations is Oct. 17. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc1CD-VCMGA4NhDV-vjKJaLnnR0xVmBdZGdu45UFTor9BR3yw/viewform?usp=sf_link
Google’s Project Aristotle studied successful teams and found five shared traits: psychological safety, dependability, structure and clarity, meaning, and impact. In June, experts visited the Lab to share the findings and explain how Lab teams can apply its learnings. Watch the informative replay. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMYOdy1OJuw&feature=youtu.be
Director Witherell encourages employees to learn more about how to recognize and prevent sexual and gender harassment, and to know the options for discussing and reporting it. UC’s Title IX Director has put in place improved systems and reporting processes and expanded dispute resolution options. https://stratcomm-elements.lbl.gov/2019/09/09/directors-message-on-fostering-a-respectful-and-safe-workplace/
In a column for SIAM News, produced by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, NERSC’s Elizabeth Bautista shares her perspective on diversity and inclusion in the computing field. Among her observations: A diverse workforce does not automatically translate into an inclusive culture. https://sinews.siam.org/Details-Page/a-perspective-on-diversity-and-inclusion-in-computing
Accountability, the “A” in IDEA, is something everyone can help create and promote at Berkeley Lab. In this Q&A, Daniel Gens discusses what accountability means to him, incorporating accountability into the work environment, and his personal commitment to making IDEA part of the culture at the Lab. https://stratcomm-elements.lbl.gov/2019/08/29/three-questions-for-dan-gens-on-accountability/