[ALE2012] The Groundhog Day of a Team Leader

Slides of my talk at ALE2012

Transcript

1. The Groundhog Day of a Team Leader @ZsoltFabok http://zsoltfabok.com/ #ALE2012 http://ale2012.alenetwork.eu/ by Zsolt Fabok 2012.08.30
2. Groundhog Day (Atrapado en el tiempo) Picture courtesy of Columbia Pictures
3. Groundhog Day (Atrapado en el tiempo) Picture courtesy of Columbia Pictures
4. Groundhog Day (Atrapado en el tiempo) Picture courtesy of Columbia Pictures
5. Groundhog Day (Atrapado en el tiempo) Picture courtesy of Columbia Pictures
6. Groundhog Day (Atrapado en el tiempo) Picture courtesy of Columbia Pictures
7. Groundhog Day (Atrapado en el tiempo) Picture courtesy of Columbia Pictures
8. Groundhog Day (Atrapado en el tiempo) Picture courtesy of Columbia Pictures
9. Helpless Groundhog Day (Atrapado en el tiempo) Picture courtesy of Columbia Pictures
10. by Prof. Dr. Martin Seligman http://bcs.worthpublishers.com/myersinmodules/psychquest/05/0504.htm The dog experiment
11. Learned helplessness is a technical term that refers to the condition of a human or animal that has learned to behave helplessly, failing to respond even though there are opportunities for it to help itself by avoiding unpleasant circumstances or by gaining positive rewards. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learned_helplessness
12. Passivity No empowerment No improvements Learned Helplessness Causes (in our environment)
13. Passivity No empowerment No improvements A super hero team leader arises Learned Helplessness Causes (in our environment)
14. A super hero Wants change Doesn’t trust the system Doesn’t trust anybody Works alone
15. 0 23 45 68 90 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun number of commits Team leader 1 Team Leader 2 Average team member A super hero team leader in action
16. 0 8 15 23 30 w31 w32 w33 w34 w35 w36 w37 number of commits Team leader 1 Average team member A super hero team leader in action
17. Passivity No empowerment No improvements A super hero team leader arises Learned Helplessness Causes (in our environment)
18. Gentle push Simplicity Possible cures
19. Gentle push and simplicity For example, Shu-Ha-Ri Picture courtesy of Digital Natives
20. Gentle push and simplicity For example, Shu-Ha-Ri Picture courtesy of Digital Natives
21. Gentle push and simplicity For example, Shu-Ha-Ri Picture courtesy of Digital Natives
22. In order to support your team through this difficult period you must be intellectually present (be a good craftsman)
23. Lead by example Sit down and code Do code review Test and deploy Read (books and posts) Play on stackoverflow/stackexchange
24. Gentle push Simplicity Team setup Possible cures
25. Team setup Have a team without poisonous people
26. Gentle push Simplicity Team setup New ideas Possible cures
33. ...then find this guy If this is you...
34. ...then be this guy If this is your teammate...
35. ...it’s time to let the group continue by itself After reaching the critical mass...
36. Gentle push Simplicity Team setup New ideas High expectations Possible cures
37. by Robert Rosenthal and Lenore Jacobson The class room experiment
38. Pygmalion Effect People will perform to the level of expectations you set for them.
39. Vision High Expectations on team level Requires
40. Vision Communication (feedback) High Expectations on team level Requires
41. Communication “Fact and sensitivity - knowing the state of the mind - create an impact” Neil deGrasse Tyson
42. Right state of mind
43. In order to provide usable feedback, you must be emotionally present (understand the state of the mind)
44. Vision Communication (feedback) Physical presence High Expectations on team level Requires
45. by Elton Mayo The Hawthorne experiments
46. Hawthorne Effect the phenomenon in which subjects in behavioral studies change their performance in response to being observed.
47. Being physically present Small environmental changes Hawthorne effect in our environment
48. Phil’s Last Day
49. Phil’s Last Day
50. Phil’s Last Day
51. Phil’s Last Day
52. Phil’s last day Reality craftsmanship part of the community good boyfriend material having fun
53. Phil’s last day Reality craftsmanship part of the community good boyfriend material having fun intellectually present new ideas, physically present, changes the environment, no heroism emotionally present, right state of mind ?
54. Having fun is a must!
55. Phil’s last day Reality craftsmanship part of the community intellectually present good boyfriend material having fun new ideas, physically present, changes the environment, no heroism emotionally present, right state of mind having fun
56. You’ll need all of this - like Phil did during the last day - in order to help your team m ove on from helplessness to proactivity Phil’s last day Reality craftsmanship part of the community intellectually present good boyfriend material having fun new ideas, physically present, changes the environment, no heroism emotionally present, right state of mind having fun
57. Thank you very much for your attention! http://zsoltfabok.com/ @ZsoltFabok