DevOpsDays Austin 2014 - collaborative leadership lightning talk
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The document discusses collaborative leadership and transforming oneself from a logical, assertive style to a more collaborative style. It advocates breaking down silos, building trust, focusing on common ground and empathy, sharing evidence and stories, and helping others make ideas their own in order to grow both oneself and one's organization through collaboration rather than assertion.
DevOpsDays Austin 2014 - collaborative leadership lightning talk
- 1. Collaborative leadership Growing yourself and your organization twitter: @byron_miller
- 2. So I read this book… • It got me thinking.. It was written about me.. twitter: @byron_miller
- 3. What if Erik gave ME that advice? • Have I heard it? • Would I listen? • Would I care? twitter: @byron_miller
- 4. What defines Brent? • Driven by thinking logically • We do “Applied DevOps” • Our Management manages expectations • Management relies on me. • Self made.. • Product of environment.. • … twitter: @byron_miller
- 5. 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.. twitter: @byron_miller
- 6. We’re here because we see improvement… • Devops • Agile • Lean • Philosophy • Systems Thinking … twitter: @byron_miller
- 7. The hard way • Logical • Strongly Stated Position • Assertive • “Closing the deal” twitter: @byron_miller
- 8. Strongly Stated Position • Only speaking to “Facts” • Mimicking success of others • Strong / Defensive Views • Applied Thinking – Applied Lean, Applied DevOps, Applied Agile twitter: @byron_miller
- 9. Assertive Supporting Arguments • My way or else.. • Logic makes us feel assertive • We expect everyone to “obey” our logic twitter: @byron_miller
- 10. Closing Deal • Resist Compromise • Using only logic / extreme passion to speak • Assert as if everything is Objective twitter: @byron_miller
- 12. A new way: The Collaborative Way! • Work together • Break down silos • Build bridges • Trust & be trusted twitter: @byron_miller
- 13. Establish Credibility • Don’t overestimate oneself! • Experiment! • Don’t jump to applying • Recognize “small wins” as a catalyst • Positive action twitter: @byron_miller
- 14. Frame for common ground • Lead to positive results • Steer the story to align to your org • Make it yours twitter: @byron_miller
- 15. Connect Emotionally • Work through gatekeepers • Put on their shoes • Strategize to reach broader audience twitter: @byron_miller
- 16. Evidence • Stories • Examples • Metaphors • Experimentations • Pilots twitter: @byron_miller
- 17. Brent Transformation • Don’t need to be “manager” to lead • GROW into leadership • GROW yourself! twitter: @byron_miller
- 18. Patterns, not ideologies. • Skills • People • Ideas • Patterns • Experiments • Make it YOURS twitter: @byron_miller
- 19. 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. twitter: @byron_miller
- 20. Thanks! • The Phoenix Project • Transformational Leadership – Teaching Corporation • Winning ‘em over • Essential DEMING twitter: @byron_miller