Inclusive open leadership

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Inclusive open leadership Tania Allard, PhD [she / her] Developer advocate @Microsoft @ixek SciPy 2019 http://bit.ly/scipy2019-leadership

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2 About me @ixek

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3 ⚠ Warning Brief mention of harassment, burnout, systemic discrimination Take care of yourself @ixek

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4 Story time... @ixek

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5 @ixek Meet grandma Mae

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6 3 @ixek Sell her recipe and make $$$ Open Source her recipe Start her own company And get her employees to sign NDAs Something else? 1 2 4 What are her options?

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7 Open source!! @ixek ● Attach a license and make it public ● Make sure that others can contribute to the project ● Accept / reject contributions ● Has less time to bake as now she looks after a community

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8 Sounds familiar? @ixek

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9 Opening a can of worms... @ixek Harassment / bullying, hard decisions High burnout incidence Contributing to open source is a privilege It’s ok if your circumstances change Is it worth it?

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10 @ixek (Intentional) inclusive leadership

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11 @ ixek https://github.com/mozilla/diversity/blob/master/evaluation_tools/governance-basic.md

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12 Invite and onboard @ixek

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13 How are you bringing new voices to the table? @ixek Developer - community events Open, safe and active communication channels Intersectional tech / communities initiatives Reach out to people including underrepresented folks

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14 The ﬁrst contact can invite or deter folks @ixek

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16 Planting the seed Step 0. PyCon UK, Hacktoberfest with PyData and Her + data Step 1. PyCon USA Step 2. PyCon UK, Hacktoberfest, Django conferences EuroScipy @ixek

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17 @ixek

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18 Eﬀective onboarding Setting clear expectations and limits. Mentor / pair those stepping into leadership or contributing roles. @ixek

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19 @ixek

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20 @ixek https://docs.carpentries.org/topic_folders/policies/code-of-conduct.html

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21 Empower the leaders of the future @ixek

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23 @ixek

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24 Renew and recognise @ixek

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25 @ixek Oﬀboarding is as important as onboarding

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26 What does sustainability mean to you? To your community @ixek

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Check-ins Keep our community healthy

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28 @ixek To summarize 1. Being intentional about leadership 2. Have clear onboarding and offboarding processes 3. Deﬁne clear expectations 4. Empower the leaders of today and tomorrow 5. Continuous evaluation is key 6. It’s ok to step down

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29 @ixek Thank you http://bit.ly/scipy2019-leadership Images from Unsplash from John Schnobrich, Franck V., and Nathan Dumlao