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DevOpsDays Austin 2014 - collaborative leadership lightning talk
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Collaborative leadershipGrowing yourself and your organization
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So I read this book…
• It got me thinking..
It was written about me..
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What if Erik gave ME that advice?
• Have I heard it?
• Would I listen?
• Would I care?
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What defines Brent?
• Driven by thinking logically
• We do “Applied DevOps”
• Our Management manages expectations
• Management relies on me.
• Self made..
• Product of environment..
• …
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Leading like a Brent
• No one listens!
• I’m Overloaded
• I don’t want to burnout
• I’m sort of a BOFH
• Excuses.. Excuses.. Excuses..
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We’re here because we see improvement…
• Devops
• Agile
• Lean
• Philosophy
• Systems Thinking
…
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The hard way
• Logical
• Strongly Stated Position
• Assertive
• “Closing the deal”
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Strongly Stated Position
• Only speaking to “Facts”
• Mimicking success of others
• Strong / Defensive Views
• Applied Thinking – Applied Lean, Applied DevOps, Applied Agile
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Assertive Supporting Arguments
• My way or else..
• Logic makes us feel assertive
• We expect everyone to “obey” our logic
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Closing Deal
• Resist Compromise
• Using only logic / extreme passion to speak
• Assert as if everything is Objective
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Stop!
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A new way: The Collaborative Way!
• Work together
• Break down silos
• Build bridges
• Trust & be trusted
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Establish Credibility
• Don’t overestimate oneself!
• Experiment!
• Don’t jump to applying
• Recognize “small wins” as a catalyst
• Positive action
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Frame for common ground
• Lead to positive results
• Steer the story to align to your org
• Make it yours
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Connect Emotionally
• Work through gatekeepers
• Put on their shoes
• Strategize to reach broader audience
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Evidence
• Stories
• Examples
• Metaphors
• Experimentations
• Pilots
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Brent Transformation
• Don’t need to be “manager” to lead
• GROW into leadership
• GROW yourself!
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Patterns, not ideologies.
• Skills
• People
• Ideas
• Patterns
• Experiments
• Make it YOURS
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Empathy
• It’s not what you think!
• Logic != empathy
• Empathy != Agreeing
• Wikipedia: Empathy is the capacity to recognize emotions that are being experienced by another sentient or fictional being.
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Thanks!
• The Phoenix Project
• Transformational Leadership – Teaching Corporation
• Winning ‘em over
• Essential DEMING
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