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PETALS @petals.team · Aug 8

How would you rate your week?

Here’s some starting points for you to reflect using our free app at PETALS.team/register

PETALS @petals.team · Jul 11

Sun’s out, brains scattered.
Still time for a tidy finish before the week is out.

PETALS helps you find your focus without the pressure or realise how you can get more done next week.

🎯 Try it now for free: petals.team/app/FOCUS3

#focusFriday

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PETALS @petals.team · Jul 10

What’s your team learning this week?

Could be a win. Could be a mess.
Either way, it’s growth and a chance to improve.

PETALS makes space for you and your team to share.

🧠 Start now for free: petals.team/app/LEARN3

#thinkingThursday #learning

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PETALS @petals.team · Jul 9

Stress isn’t always obvious. It can hide behind Jira boards, Slack channels and pull requests.

PETALS gives your team a gentle nudge to talk about it before it builds up.

🧘 Try it now for free, no stress needed: petals.team/app/CALM3

#wellbeingWednesday

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PETALS @petals.team · Jul 8

Some #Euro2025 teams click naturally.
Some run around like headless chickens.
Sound familiar?

PETALS helps teams reflect and reset faster than Spain.

🆓 Get your free account here: petals.team/app/TEAM3

#teamworkTuesday

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PETALS @petals.team · Jul 7

Formula 1 was full throttle at Silverstone this weekend but how’s your mojo today?
Buzzing? Meh? Or in-between?

PETALS helps you check your team vibe without all the faff of pit stops .

Try it now for free: petals.team/app/MOJO3

#mojomonday #formula1 #enjoyment

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PETALS @petals.team · Jun 6

What’s your secret to great teamwork?
How have you helped someone this week, or have they helped you?

Share some love and praise on the socials, tag a teammate who made your week easier.

#PETALS #Teamwork #BetterTogether

PETALS @petals.team · Jun 5

Serenity check – what’s your stress level today? 🤬

We're on the home stretch for this week but that doesn't mean it's been easy. What's pushing you to the edge or even keeping you calm?

Offload to others in the #PETALS community to share your stories.

#PETALS #Serenity #Wellbeing

PETALS @petals.team · Jun 4

Learning never stops. What’s sparking your curiosity at the moment, what have you learned today?

It can be mind-blowing 🤯 or just a micro-nugget 🤏

#PETALS #Learning #GrowthMindset

PETALS @petals.team · Jun 3

Enjoyment fuels performance – how do you create joy at work?
Think about your most enjoyable day last week - what made it that way?

Share your story with the #PETALS community

#Enjoyment #TeamCulture

PETALS @petals.team · Jun 2

How do you measure productivity in your team? What metrics are important to you and what tools can you use to gather them?

#PETALS #Productivity #TeamHealth

PETALS @petals.team · May 16

🤔 DID YOU KNOW the original idea for #PETALS came from weekly reflections on Friday afternoon to measure and capture thoughts for the next week?

Try it yourself! Sign up for free, create your first snapshot & see how you can make things better next week.

app.petals.team/account/join

#snapshots

PETALS @petals.team · May 15

Last week, we launched the redesigned #PETALS app for our users.

Feedback has been positive, enjoying the new UI and offering some useful suggestions.

Start using PETALS with your team for FREE now 👉 app.petals.team/account/join

#freebies #teamhealth #workculture

Join PETALS for free

Grow your team health with our PETALS app

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Si Jobling @sijobling.com · Apr 19

Final push of our @petals.team app redesign is ON.

It’s been in the works for months and challenging at times but I’m actually quite proud of what we’ve put together during this project.

Now we need to get some user feedback. What can go wrong‽

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PETALS @petals.team · Apr 30

How should leaders use team health data without misusing it?

New PETALS Snapshot just dropped. 🌱

Big questions, small wins, one step closer to launch. Let’s grow.
youtu.be/2CZ_BLGyOks

#PETALS #TeamHealth #Leadership

PETALS Snapshot 16 - Take me to your leader

We’re back in our new fortnightly rhythm! In this snapshot, I share progress on the PETALS app ahead of launch, reflect on personal mindset shifts, and open ...

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PETALS @petals.team · Apr 17

This week’s PETALS scores:
🚀 3 😊 4 🤝 5 📚 3 🧘 3

We’re now snapshotting twice a week.
Using ChatGPT, Cursor & ChatOps.
Challenging language like “resources.”
And slowing down the pace to grow better.

🎥 youtu.be/L3g7RcnrI9g

#TeamHealth #PETALS #CapabilityNotResource

#PETALS Weekly 15 - Resources, people or capabilities?

This week, I’m diving into the subtle but powerful shift from talking about people to focusing on capabilities. From team topologies and tooling to how we’re...

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PETALS @petals.team · Apr 10

🎙️ PETALS Weekly #14 – Trust before tactics

• Building trust through quiet observation
• Dev flow upgrades with Cursor.com
• Mobbing wins + real momentum

Watch now → youtu.be/QGFi3g4TDy4

#PETALS #TeamHealth #EngineeringLeadership

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PETALS @petals.team · Mar 13

Is your team a safe space for real talk? 💬

Psychological safety fuels better conversations, honest feedback & real growth. If your team can’t challenge ideas without fear, what kind of conversations are happening?

🎥 YouTube – youtu.be/sqPPA_yB0Vs

How open is your team when it comes to honesty?

#PETALS Weekly 10 - Creating psychologically safe spaces

This week, we’re diving into why #psychologicalsafety is the secret sauce for real team conversations, how PETALS scores are shifting, and what #highperformi...

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PETALS @petals.team · Mar 7

PETALS Weekly 9 - Has Severance maximised productivity?

This week, Si talks about his research into finding your flow and attention span, how it correlates to the Macrodata Refinement Team in Severance and what he's managed to produce independently.

CHAPTERS

00:25 Let's look…

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PETALS @petals.team · Mar 4

Struggling with focus? Is deep work really the answer, or should we embrace structured distractions? This week, Si dives into:

🧠 The battle between flow & focus
📊 Why tracking #productivity can be misleading
🎮 How #Severance exposes the dark side of gamified work

🎥 Watch now:

#PETALS Weekly 9 - How Severance demonstrates flow and focus in productivity

This week, Si talks about his research into finding your flow and attention span, how it correlates to the Macrodata Refinement Team in Severance and what he...

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PETALS @petals.team · Feb 26

PETALS Weekly 8 - Storytelling with data

This week, Si talks to Paul D about how he used PETALS to relieve stress for an internationally distributed team plus why storytelling with data is an important factor for the PETALS framework.

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00:38 Intro and Scores
01:39 Sh…

PETALS @petals.team · Feb 13

PETALS Weekly 6 - OKR Plan on a Page (literally)

This week, Si talks through a new idea for visualising OKR progress on a single piece of paper along with all the productivity wins from last week.

CHAPTERS

00:27 Scores
00:45 Productive progress last week
01:28 Quarterly (sea…

PETALS @petals.team · Feb 11

This week, Si talks through a new idea for visualising #OKR progress on a single piece of paper along with all the #productivity wins from last week.

Watch now on #Youtube

Weekly 6 - OKR Plan on a Page

This week, Si talks through a new idea for visualising OKR progress on a single piece of paper along with all the productivity wins from last week.CHAPTERS00...

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PETALS @petals.team · Feb 4

PETALS Weekly 5 - On & Off Weeks

## PETALS scores

🚀 Productivity: 2 (-1)
🤩 Enjoyment: 3 (+1)
🤝 Teamwork: 3 (-1)
🧠 Learning: 2 (-2)
🧘 Serenity: 3 (+1)
⚖️ Average: 2.6 (-0.4)

## Progress 👉
- Trying to focus on the right problems for my skills and strengths - overall …

PETALS @petals.team · Jan 29

PETALS Weekly

This week, we talk about handling some unexpected bugs in production, how there were some wins out of the situation, the team pulling together during sicknesses and how our inner clock could influence our team's environment.

CHAPTERS

00:26 The scores
00:56 A b…