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Leading doesn't need a gift or talent - nor does it needs authority.
1) You don't need a formal role.
2) If you have formal authority, you don't need to use it to achieve your goals.
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1) You don't need a formal role.
2) If you have formal authority, you don't need to use it to achieve your goals.
#devopsdays
What is leadership?
Key points:
1) it's only leadership if people follows
2) you're trying to change people's behaviour (if not, why lead?)
3) there needs to be a higher level goal, not change for change sake.
4) It can be learned.
#devopsdays #blndevops
Key points:
1) it's only leadership if people follows
2) you're trying to change people's behaviour (if not, why lead?)
3) there needs to be a higher level goal, not change for change sake.
4) It can be learned.
#devopsdays #blndevops
The path to leadership: just promoting good individual contributors doesn't help.
So, when people want to become a tech lead or a manager - make sure to tell them what the work entails, because it's different from day to day work.
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So, when people want to become a tech lead or a manager - make sure to tell them what the work entails, because it's different from day to day work.
#blndevops #devopsdays
So, how do you get better at leading without authority?
understand/plan --> do --> check loop.
Don't keep doing the same thing if it's not working.
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understand/plan --> do --> check loop.
Don't keep doing the same thing if it's not working.
#devopsdays
What to understand?
- Yourself - why do you want to lead? What's your strength?
- The team - strengths/weaknesses/ambitions
- The context
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- Yourself - why do you want to lead? What's your strength?
- The team - strengths/weaknesses/ambitions
- The context
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Archetypes:
- Cultivator: interested in making every around you better. Growth, enablement, empowerment.
- Connector: someone who leverages their network. Have social capital, can give public appreciation. (Note: particularly helpful for underrepresented groups)
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- Cultivator: interested in making every around you better. Growth, enablement, empowerment.
- Connector: someone who leverages their network. Have social capital, can give public appreciation. (Note: particularly helpful for underrepresented groups)
#devopsdays
Culture amplifier: fostering an atmosphere for everyone to grow.
Psychological safety - "I didn't understand that - can you explain?"
Group identity - understand shared values in a group.
Embracing dissent, and being positive.
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Psychological safety - "I didn't understand that - can you explain?"
Group identity - understand shared values in a group.
Embracing dissent, and being positive.
#devopsdays #blndevops
A motivator: someone who creates and sustains momentum.
For example: celebrating achievements, inspiring people. (Particularly if you're in a continuous delivery environment - without milestones/close outs, important to create reasons to celebrate.)
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For example: celebrating achievements, inspiring people. (Particularly if you're in a continuous delivery environment - without milestones/close outs, important to create reasons to celebrate.)
#DevOps #blndevops
Guide: collaborate, lead, align people.
Not about telling people what to do, but creating a space to have conversations about what to do and how to proceed.
Lots of guidance - often cross pollinating between other teams.
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Not about telling people what to do, but creating a space to have conversations about what to do and how to proceed.
Lots of guidance - often cross pollinating between other teams.
#devopsdays #blndevops
Goals --> actions #devopsdays
All of this is based on trust. So how do you build trust?
- Show self orientation - show you value other people's goals and ambitions.
- Be transparent about your goals and motivations.
- Display benevolent values - show that you want to do the right thing.
#DevOps
- Show self orientation - show you value other people's goals and ambitions.
- Be transparent about your goals and motivations.
- Display benevolent values - show that you want to do the right thing.
#DevOps
Retrospect, iterate & pivot.
Do this on a personal level, monthly or quarterly. See if your goals still make sense, and whether you're making progress towards your goals. If not, change.
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Do this on a personal level, monthly or quarterly. See if your goals still make sense, and whether you're making progress towards your goals. If not, change.
#devopsdays
Final words:
- Start with you
- Think holistically
- Be ready to learn
- Experiment, try stuff and then change if you need to
- Don't wait for formal authority
#devopsdays #blndevops
- Start with you
- Think holistically
- Be ready to learn
- Experiment, try stuff and then change if you need to
- Don't wait for formal authority
#devopsdays #blndevops
