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THE HIDDEN SECRETS OF
AWESOME ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP
DAN HARPER
HEAD OF INTEGRATIONS FOUNDER
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PEOPLE
IT’S ALL ABOUT
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PEOPLE?
WHY
$ ?
?
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PEOPLE
SOFTWARE VS
Predictable
Ordered
Do as they’re told
Physics
Unpredictable
Chaos
Politics
?
vs
vs
vs
vs
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DISAGREEABLE
BECOME
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DISAGREEABLE
BECOME
Personality and Leadership: A Qualitative and Quantitative Review
Timothy A. Judge et al, Journal of Applied Psychology, 2002, Vol. 87, No. 4, 765–780
1. Extraversion
2. Contentiousness
3. Openness to Experience
4. Neuroticism
5. Agreeableness
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SAY ‘NO’ MORE OFTEN
TO CUSTOMERS, CEOS, MANAGERS & BOARD MEMBERS
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CONFLICT
NEVER SHY AWAY FROM
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GIVE FEEDBACK
FAST, SHARP AND HONEST
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BE BRUTALLY HONEST
AS GENTLE AS POSSIBLE
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YOU’RE RESPONSIBLE
SO LEAVE A LEGACY
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GAINING ALIGNMENT
GET SHIT DONE BY
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FIGHT FOR YOUR TEAM
DEFEND, SHELTER AND
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SO FIGURE OUT HOW TO SCALE
YOU DO NOT SCALE
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MOVE CHAOS OUT OF THE TEAM
AND ON TO YOU
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YOU SET THE CULTURE
BY WHAT YOU ALLOW TO HAPPEN
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TO THEIR DEATH
PEOPLE FOLLOW LEADERS
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GROW AND CHANGE
GET THEE TO A MEETUP!
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WEDNESDAY, 15TH AUGUST 2018
https://www.meetup.com/Leadership-of-Awesome/
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DISCUSSION
GROUP
What did you disagree with?
What resonated with you?
What is the #1 thing you can
immediately focus on?
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WEDNESDAY, 15TH AUGUST 2018
https://www.meetup.com/Leadership-of-Awesome/