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.

Transcript

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
   

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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
   

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3. @michieltcs
   L E A N
   

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4. @michieltcs
   AG I L E
   

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5. @michieltcs
   D E VO P S
   

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6. @michieltcs
   – W E R N E R VO G E L S
   "You build it, you run it."
   

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7. @michieltcs
   T E A M
   R ES P O N S I B I L I T Y
   

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8. @michieltcs
   AU TO N O M Y
   

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9. @michieltcs
   S E L F- O R G A N I Z I N G
   

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11. @michieltcs
    M Y S T O RY
    

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12. @michieltcs
    M Y S T O RY
    

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13. @michieltcs
    D I S C L A I M E R !
    

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14. @michieltcs
    YO U ?
    

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15. @michieltcs
    D O L E A D E R S
    S T I L L A D D VA LU E ?
    

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16. @michieltcs
    Y ES
    

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17. @michieltcs
    B U T W E H AV E TO
    C H A N G E
    

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18. @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
    

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20. @michieltcs
    

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21. @michieltcs
    AT T I T U D E
    

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23. @michieltcs
    – D O N A L D H . M C G A N N O N
    "Leadership is action,
    not position."
    

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24. @michieltcs
    L E A D E R S A N D
    M A N AG E R S
    

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25. @michieltcs
    – K AT H Y AU S T I N
    "Managers light a fire
    under people; leaders
    light a fire in people."
    

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27. @michieltcs
    I S A M A N AG E R
    A LWAYS A
    L E A D E R ?
    

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28. @michieltcs
    C A N A L E A D E R
    B E A
    M A N AG E R ?
    

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29. @michieltcs
    C A N A
    M A N AG E R B E A
    L E A D E R ?
    

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30. @michieltcs
    L E A D E R S H I P I S
    A B O U T P EO P L E
    

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32. behavior
    knowledge
    skills
    

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33. what you do
    behavior
    knowledge
    skills
    

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34. what you do
    behavior
    knowledge
    opinions
    values
    self-image
    skills
    

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35. what you do
    what you think
    behavior
    knowledge
    opinions
    values
    self-image
    skills
    

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36. what you do
    what you think
    behavior
    knowledge
    opinions
    values
    qualities
    driving factors
    motivation
    self-image
    skills
    

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37. what you do
    what you think
    what you want
    behavior
    knowledge
    opinions
    values
    qualities
    driving factors
    motivation
    self-image
    skills
    

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38. @michieltcs
    L E T T I N G G O
    

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39. @michieltcs
    L E A D E R S H I P
    AG I L I T Y
    

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40. @michieltcs
    D I R EC T I V E 

    VS . 

    PA RT I C I PAT I V E
    

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41. @michieltcs
    S E RVA N T L E A D E R
    

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42. @michieltcs
    L I S T E N
    

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43. @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
    

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44. @michieltcs
    P E R S UA D E
    

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45. @michieltcs
    C O M M I T T E D
    

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46. @michieltcs
    B R I N G P EO P L E 

    TO G E T H E R
    

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47. @michieltcs
    S U P P O RT & H E A L
    

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48. @michieltcs
    C OAC H
    

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49. @michieltcs
    TAS K BAS E D
    L E A D E R S H I P
    

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50. @michieltcs
    G OA L BAS E D
    L E A D E R S H I P
    

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51. @michieltcs
    M I S S I O N
    C O M M A N D
    

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52. @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.."
    

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53. @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
    

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

    I N T E N T
    

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55. @michieltcs
    C L E A R LY
    D E F I N E D
    C O N S T RA I N T S
    

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56. @michieltcs
    

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57. @michieltcs
    S H A R E D
    U N D E R S TA N D I N G
    

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58. @michieltcs
    E M P OW E R I N G
    S U B O R D I N AT ES
    

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59. @michieltcs
    I N I T I AT I V E &
    F L E X I B I L I T Y
    

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60. @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
    

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61. @michieltcs
    L E A D E R S A D D
    VA LU E
    

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62. @michieltcs
    G E T T I N G
    T H I N G S D O N E
    

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63. @michieltcs
    TA K I N G
    C H A R G E
    

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64. @michieltcs
    S E T T I N G T H E
    S TAG E
    

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65. @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."
    

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66. @michieltcs
    – M I C H I E L R O O K
    "An effective leader enables a
    team to reach its full potential."
    

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67. @michieltcs
    R E M OV E
    O B S TAC L ES
    

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68. @michieltcs
    D E V E LO P 

    P EO P L E
    

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69. @michieltcs
    D E V E LO P 

    L E A D E R S
    

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70. @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
    

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    S PAC E
    

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72. @michieltcs
    E M P OW E R
    

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73. @michieltcs
    T R U S T
    

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74. @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"
    

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75. @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"
    

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76. @michieltcs
    I M P O RTA N T
    T RA I T S
    

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77. @michieltcs
    – S U N T Z U
    "A leader leads by
    example, not by force."
    

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78. @michieltcs
    I N T EG R I T Y
    

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79. @michieltcs
    E M PAT H Y
    

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80. @michieltcs
    B E P R ES E N T
    

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81. @michieltcs
    A P P R OAC H A B L E
    

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82. @michieltcs
    R ES P O N S I B L E
    

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83. @michieltcs
    A DA P TA B L E
    

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84. @michieltcs
    T RA N S PA R E N CY
    

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85. @michieltcs
    D EC I S I V E
    

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86. @michieltcs
    B E
    V U L N E RA B L E
    

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87. @michieltcs
    K N OW YO U R
    L I M I TAT I O N S
    

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88. @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
    

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89. @michieltcs
    B U I L D
    M AT U R I T Y
    

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90. @michieltcs
    G E T O U T 

    O F T H E WAY
    

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91. @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
    

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92. @michieltcs
    I M P R OV E YO U R
    L E A D E R S H I P
    

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93. @michieltcs
    I T ' S N OT E ASY
    

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94. @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."
    

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95. @michieltcs
    E X P E R I M E N T !
    

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96. @michieltcs
    F I N D YO U R
    OW N S T Y L E
    

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97. @michieltcs
    B E O P E N
    

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98. @michieltcs
    AS K FO R 

    F E E D BAC K
    

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99. @michieltcs
    L E A R N
    

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100. @michieltcs
     – A N T H O N Y JAY
     "The only real training for
     leadership is leadership."
     

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101. T H A N K YO U
     FO R L I S T E N I N G
     @michieltcs / michiel@michielrook.nl
     www.michielrook.nl
     

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