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FourLevelsofThinkingasaGeekLeaderWhatnobodytellsyouaboutachievement

Whatifwhatyou“know”iswrong?

WhoIsThisGuy?

TomCooper

Ihelpgeekscommunicate,

delegate,manageconflict&plan

“Buzzword-Compliant”Tomcat apache ARCNet Ethernet Frame Relay NetWare Linux HP-UX OS X PVCS Windows VoIP COBOL VSAT WebSphere Assembler DCL IMAP bash Tivoli SDLC PVCS LDAP http JCL LAN svn Agile WAN BRI CDPD PRI KSU Cisco IOS SAS 70 POP DNS firewall java ColdFusion PCI CDMA GSM X86Config

HOW WILL YOU

A.C.T?

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Everworkforastupidboss?

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EarlyYears:PersonalPerformanceImage:Flickr/Arttotem

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TwoMyths

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Myth1:Geekskillsrule

Image Courtesy 20th Century Fox

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EarlyYears

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There’smore?

BusinessKnowledge

InfluencingSkills

TechSkills

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HowitREALLYworks

BusinessKnowledge

InfluencingSkills

TechSkills

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Myth2:Hardworkworks

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Level1-Individual

Mantra:

“Iproducegreatwork”

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How long it takes to complete a task

Tim

e

JustYou

Your Team

InternetMeme:

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Whatareyouoptimizing?

•Whatissuccess?

•Doesyourmapmatchtheterritory?

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Level1-Individual

•Howdoyouknowwhenyou’resucceeding?

•Wouldyoufollowyou?

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PersonalPerformanceImage:Flickr/Arttotem

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Level1Myth

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Maptheterritory

•TechSkills

•Whydotheybuy?

•Influencewithothers.

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Level2-TeamMember

Mantra:“Iworkwithothers,andtogetherweproducegreatwork.”

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Level2A)Dependence

Ineedyou(tohelpme)

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Thatwasme!WhatcanYOUdoforME?

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EarlyProjectManagement

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Level2B)Interdependence

“HowcanIhelpyou?”

From“ME”to“WE” Image:Flickr/GDCEurope

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“One is too small a number to achieve greatness.”

John C. Maxwell

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Areyougoingtopickup?

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Goingup?

Level2“Producers”areoftenpromoted.

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Level3-TeamLeader

Mantra:“Ihelpothersbecomeinfluentialfollowerswhoproducegreatwork.”

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I’mamanager?

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I’mamanager-nowwhat?

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Whymanagersstink

The average manager does not get any training until they have been on the job for 10 years! — Zenger Folkman Study

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ABetterManager-Paradigm#1

"Theparadigmshiftfrom

"fittingpeoplemanagementin"to

"peoplemanagementisyourjob"

isprobablythemostimportantthingIwilltakeawayfromthisclass.”

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LeadershipbyPermission

1. Culture:Afocusonthe“WHO,”notthe“DO.”

2. TeammembersWANTtofollowyourlead,andWANTtoworktogether.

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BeyondPersonalPerformance

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Whatareyoudoing?

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ABetterManager-Paradigm#2

You’retheG.C.

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Performance:“We”not“Me”

It’saboutdeliveringgreatresultsTHROUGHOTHERS,notwithyourowntwohands.

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Level4-TeamBuilder

Mantra:“Ihelpdevelopgreatteamleaderswhodevelopothersandtogetherweproducegreatwork.”

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AuditPartner:What’sWrongWithThesePeople?

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LeadershipbecauseofInvestmentinothers

Nottitleorrole!

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TheFourLevelsofThinking1. Individual-“Iproducegreatwork”

2. TeamMember-“Iworkwithothers,andtogetherwedelivergreatwork.”

3. TeamLeader-“Ihelpothersbecomeinfluentialfollowerswhodelivergreatwork.”

4. TeamBuilder-“Ihelpdevelopgreatteamleaderswhodevelopothers.”