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Effective leadership in Agile/DevOps environmen...

Effective leadership in Agile/DevOps environments (ConFoo 2019)

Agile/DevOps emphasize the autonomy, responsibility and self-organization of teams. Effective leaders create environments that allow such teams to thrive.
But what makes a leader an effective leader? Attend this talk to learn more about various leadership theories, how they can be applied in practice, and my thoughts on leadership based on experience as a tech lead and scrum master, and from military service.

Michiel Rook

March 15, 2019
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  1. E F F EC T I V E L E

    A D E R S H I P 
 I N AG I L E / D E VO P S E N V I R O N M E N T S M I C H I E L R O O K @michieltcs
  2. @michieltcs M O D E R N S O F

    T WA R E D E V E LO P M E N T
  3. @michieltcs – W E R N E R VO G

    E L S "You build it, you run it."
  4. @michieltcs D O L E A D E R S

    S T I L L A D D VA LU E ?
  5. @michieltcs "Today’s rapidly changing world ... organizations everywhere are now

    facing dizzying challenges" – S TA N L E Y M C C H RYS TA L
  6. @michieltcs – D O N A L D H .

    M C G A N N O N "Leadership is action, not position."
  7. @michieltcs – K AT H Y AU S T I

    N "Managers light a fire under people; leaders light a fire in people."
  8. @michieltcs I S A M A N AG E R

    A LWAYS A L E A D E R ?
  9. @michieltcs C A N A L E A D E

    R B E A M A N AG E R ?
  10. @michieltcs C A N A M A N AG E

    R B E A L E A D E R ?
  11. @michieltcs L E A D E R S H I

    P I S A B O U T P EO P L E
  12. what you do what you think behavior knowledge opinions values

    qualities driving factors motivation self-image skills
  13. what you do what you think what you want behavior

    knowledge opinions values qualities driving factors motivation self-image skills
  14. @michieltcs D I R EC T I V E 


    VS . 
 PA RT I C I PAT I V E
  15. @michieltcs "Leaders who don’t listen will eventually be surrounded by

    people who have nothing to say" – A N DY S TA N L E Y
  16. @michieltcs B R I N G P EO P L

    E 
 TO G E T H E R
  17. @michieltcs – U S A R M Y "...the exercise

    of authority and direction by the commander using mission orders to enable disciplined initiative within the commander's intent to empower agile and adaptive leaders.."
  18. @michieltcs "Say what you want people to achieve and, above

    all, tell them why. Then ask them to tell you what they are going to do as a result." – S T E P H E N B U N G AY
  19. @michieltcs C L E A R LY D E F

    I N E D 
 I N T E N T
  20. @michieltcs C L E A R LY D E F

    I N E D C O N S T RA I N T S
  21. @michieltcs S H A R E D U N D

    E R S TA N D I N G
  22. @michieltcs E M P OW E R I N G

    S U B O R D I N AT ES
  23. @michieltcs I N I T I AT I V E

    & F L E X I B I L I T Y
  24. @michieltcs E F F EC T I V E L

    E A D E R S H I P FO R M O D E R N D E L I V E RY T E A M S
  25. @michieltcs – S TA N L E Y M C

    C H RYS TA L "Effective leaders stir an intangible but very real desire inside people."
  26. @michieltcs – M I C H I E L R

    O O K "An effective leader enables a team to reach its full potential."
  27. @michieltcs "At the core of leader- leader is the belief

    that we can all be leaders and, in fact, it’s best when we all are leaders." – L . DAV I D M A R Q U E T
  28. @michieltcs – C H A R L ES D U

    H I G G "... leaders can help teams become greater than the sum of their parts"
  29. @michieltcs – N I C O L E FO R

    S G R E N , J E Z H U M B L E & G E N E K I M "The real value of a leader or manager is manifest in how they amplify the work of their team"
  30. @michieltcs – S U N T Z U "A leader

    leads by example, not by force."
  31. @michieltcs D E V E LO P 
 H I

    G H - P E R FO R M I N G 
 T E A M S
  32. @michieltcs "It doesn't make sense to hire smart people and

    tell them what to do; we hire smart people so they can tell us what to do." – S T E V E J O B S
  33. @michieltcs I M P R OV E YO U R

    L E A D E R S H I P
  34. @michieltcs – C H A R L ES M A

    N Z & H E N RY S I M S "If you want to lead somebody, the first critical step is to lead yourself."
  35. @michieltcs – A N T H O N Y JAY

    "The only real training for leadership is leadership."
  36. T H A N K YO U FO R L

    I S T E N I N G @michieltcs / [email protected] www.michielrook.nl