Jacket On, Jacket Off - Stop Working and Start Training!

Many of us know the benefits of continuous training and it’s not rare to meet tech people that use that time between 18h and 24h working on personal projects, trying that fancy new tool or doing some open source work since there’s always room to improve our never-enough skills. The company would like it but client work often doesn’t push us enough, so what about improving our abilities during working hours?

Presenting some cases and ideas I’ll show that not only you would like the practice but also (and mainly) your company, your clients, your impostor syndrome, myself and the whole market!

Transcript

2. To train To practice To study To improve
3. “Continuous learning refers to the ability to continually develop and improve one’s skills and knowledge in order to perform effectively and adapt to changes in the workplace.” - Big Fancy Definition
4. BE BETTER
7. WHAT is Training? WHY to Train? HOW to Train?
10. WHAT
11. what why how “the ​process of ​learning the ​skills you need to do a ​particular ​job or ​ activity” - Cambridge Dictionary
12. TECH PEOPLE what why how
13. TECH PEOPLE what why how
14. - Feel Improvement TECH PEOPLE what why how
15. - Feel Improvement Have Challenges TECH PEOPLE what why how
16. - Feel Improvement Have Challenges New Problems TECH PEOPLE what why how
17. - Feel Improvement Have Challenges New Problems New Tools TECH PEOPLE what why how
18. TECH PEOPLE from 8pm to 2am - Feel Improvement Have Challenges New Problems New Tools what why how
19. TECH PEOPLE from 8pm to 2am - Feel Improvement Have Challenges New Problems New Tools Open source work what why how
20. TECH PEOPLE from 8pm to 2am - Feel Improvement Have Challenges New Problems New Tools Open source work Books what why how
21. TECH PEOPLE from 8pm to 2am - Feel Improvement Have Challenges New Problems New Tools Open source work Books Conference stuff what why how
22. TECH PEOPLE from 8pm to 2am - Feel Improvement Have Challenges New Problems New Tools Open source work Books Conference stuff Pet projects what why how
23. TECH COMPANIES what why how
24. TECH COMPANIES HIRE PEOPLE FOR ABILITIES what why how
25. TECH COMPANIES DEMAND MORE ABILITIES what why how
26. TECH COMPANIES OFFER SNACKS AND XBOX what why how
27. Snacks, XBox and ping-pong tables are great, but... what why how
28. How about some TIME? what why how
29. WORKING time NOT FREE time what why how
31. WHY
33. what why how WHY
34. what why how WHY PERSON
35. what why how WHY PERSON CLIENTS
36. what why how WHY PERSON CLIENTS COMPANY
37. what why how WHY PERSON CLIENTS COMPANY
38. what why how Let’s ensure we remember all the reasons
39. what why how INCREASES YOUR VALUE
40. what why how INCREASES YOUR VALUE Spoiler! To your current employer!
41. what why how To the whole market INCREASES YOUR VALUE
42. what why how INCREASES YOUR VALUE Keeps you curious and collaborative
43. what why how What do you want to do in 10 years? INCREASES YOUR VALUE
44. what why how 10 YEARS FROM NOW
45. what why how 10 YEARS FROM NOW Writer? Lead Dev? Business owner? CTO? Leave tech?
46. what why how 10 YEARS FROM NOW Writer? Lead Dev? Business owner? CTO? Leave tech?
47. what why how 10 YEARS FROM NOW Writer? Lead Dev? Business owner? CTO? Leave tech?
48. what why how 10 YEARS FROM NOW Writer? Lead Dev? Business owner? CTO? Leave tech?
49. what why how 10 YEARS FROM NOW Writer? Lead Dev? Business owner? CTO? Leave tech?
50. what why how GIVES YOU MORE TIME
51. what why how GIVES YOU MORE TIME Deep learning
52. what why how GIVES YOU MORE TIME Not a quick-to-read blog post
53. what why how GIVES YOU MORE TIME Fresh mind instead of nightly studies
54. what why how PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
55. what why how PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Technical blog posts
56. what why how PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Conference talks! ;D
57. what why how PERSONAL PROJECTS
58. what why how PERSONAL PROJECTS Can become a real business!
59. what why how MOAR SKILLZ!!
60. what why how MOAR SKILLZ!! Reinforce existent skills
61. what why how MOAR SKILLZ!! Something completely unrelated
62. what why how MOAR SKILLZ!! Chance to push yourself
63. what why how MOAR SKILLZ!! Work on your Impostor Syndrome
64. what why how WHY PERSON CLIENTS COMPANY
65. what why how WHY PERSON CLIENTS COMPANY
66. what why how BETTER PROFESSIONALS
67. what why how Working for them BETTER PROFESSIONALS
68. what why how CHEAPER
69. what why how Raise prices takes time Abilities come immediately CHEAPER
70. what why how WHY PERSON CLIENTS COMPANY
71. what why how WHY PERSON CLIENTS COMPANY
72. what why how MOAR MONEY $$$
73. what why how You got to actually raise your prices! MOAR MONEY $$$
74. what why how BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
75. what why how What if your employee ideas can make it to production? BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
76. what why how HAPPIER EMPLOYEES
77. what why how More Performance HAPPIER EMPLOYEES
78. what why how More Productivity HAPPIER EMPLOYEES
79. what why how HAVING EXPERTS IS AWESOME
80. what why how Makes the company looks good and brings clients HAVING EXPERTS IS AWESOME
81. what why how ATTRACTS WHO WANT SELF-IMPROVEMENT
82. what why how Easier to hire future great employees ATTRACTS WHO WANT SELF-IMPROVEMENT
83. what why how WHO IS DOING THIS?
84. what why how WyeWorks ThoughtBot UK Government Digital Serv Happy Bear Software :D WHO IS DOING THIS?
85. what why how WyeWorks ThoughtBot UK Government Digital Serv Happy Bear Software :D WHO IS DOING THIS?
86. what why how WyeWorks ThoughtBot UK Government Digital Serv Happy Bear Software :D WHO IS DOING THIS?
87. what why how WyeWorks ThoughtBot UK Government Digital Serv Happy Bear Software :D WHO IS DOING THIS?
89. HOW
91. YAY! what why how
92. YAY! My employer watched this talk what why how
93. YAY! My company is this much awesome what why how
94. YAY! I have time to work on my skills what why how
95. YAY! I really want to make it worth! what why how
96. YAY! what why how
97. YAY... what why how
98. YAY... I have no idea how to use the time what why how
100. what why how COACH, MENTOR, TEACH SOMEONE
101. what why how COACH, MENTOR, TEACH SOMEONE To teach is the best way to learn
102. what why how PERSONAL PROJECTS
103. what why how PERSONAL PROJECTS Have your company’s support to make it a product
104. what why how STUDY COMPLEX SUBJECTS
105. what why how STUDY COMPLEX SUBJECTS Prefer the basics over the new
106. what why how STUDY COMPLEX SUBJECTS Dive into the subject with docs, papers, books...
107. what why how TRY WHAT YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT
108. what why how TRY WHAT YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT Operating systems
109. what why how TRY WHAT YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT Security
110. what why how TRY WHAT YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT Database basics
111. what why how TRY WHAT YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT Cryptography
112. what why how OPEN SOURCE <3
113. what why how OPEN SOURCE <3 Read other people’s code
114. what why how OPEN SOURCE <3 Collaborate
115. what why how OPEN SOURCE <3 Build credibility
116. what why how OPEN SOURCE <3 Know your tools Ruby, Rails, Git, Vim, Python...
117. what why how NON-TECHNICAL SUBJECTS
118. what why how NON-TECHNICAL SUBJECTS Study some human behavior and have better relationships
119. what why how CONFERENCE TALKS! :D
120. what why how CONFERENCE TALKS! :D Improves your communication skills
121. what why how CONFERENCE TALKS! :D Requires you to study
122. what why how CONFERENCE TALKS! :D Develop your power to condense ideas
123. what why how WRITING ARTICLES
124. what why how WRITING ARTICLES Again improves your communication
125. what why how WRITING ARTICLES Makes you research and learn by doing it
127. RECAP
131. THE RESULT software industry-wise
132. BETTER PEOPLE
133. BETTER PEOPLE Building better APIs for us to work with
134. BETTER PEOPLE Bringing knowledge to the community
135. BETTER PEOPLE Spreading & improving the concept of training time
136. BETTER PEOPLE Delivering higher quality software
137. BETTER PEOPLE Increasing the whole industry quality!