Building a Self-Sustaining Culture of Learning v2

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https://tinyurl.com/jmlearningtalk | @jmmastey Kate Heddleston

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https://tinyurl.com/jmlearningtalk | @jmmastey

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https://tinyurl.com/jmlearningtalk | @jmmastey CFOFGJUTPGPOHPJOHMFBSOJOH scale better by reducing team debt attract and retain amazing people bring in fresh ideas reduce waste allow “repotting” and cross-training

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https://tinyurl.com/jmlearningtalk | @jmmastey “We really just need the CTO and the CEO to make this a priority.” – Me, a long time ago

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https://tinyurl.com/jmlearningtalk | @jmmastey “If we could pause our current projects and deadlines for a few weeks…” – Someone like me

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https://tinyurl.com/jmlearningtalk | @jmmastey – Some manager of mine “We’re dedicated to investing in our people, but we’re in a crunch right now.”

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https://tinyurl.com/jmlearningtalk | @jmmastey 1IBTF Guerrilla Learning

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https://tinyurl.com/jmlearningtalk | @jmmastey XIBUJUMPPLTMJLF high resistance to taking time away from shipping ad-hoc learning onboarding by oral tradition few folks driving learning

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https://tinyurl.com/jmlearningtalk | @jmmastey UIFBQQSPBDI think opportunistically focus on fast returns for low investment improve people at their primary roles

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https://tinyurl.com/jmlearningtalk | @jmmastey XIBUXPSLFE attend meetups open book policy new hire buddies        cross-team code reviews lunch workshops watch talks as a group

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https://tinyurl.com/jmlearningtalk | @jmmastey QIBTFEBOHFST low credibility people latch onto failed attempts overcoming inertia fear of looking dumb

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https://tinyurl.com/jmlearningtalk | @jmmastey 1IBTF Expand to Others

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https://tinyurl.com/jmlearningtalk | @jmmastey XIBUJUMPPLTMJLF new hires learn a bit, existing employees mostly ignored people want more, but aren’t empowered some teams learn as a group small, somewhat standardized onboarding a small core of folks drive learning

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https://tinyurl.com/jmlearningtalk | @jmmastey UIFBQQSPBDI start using longer payoff opportunities start cross-training leverage internal experts seed good role models mentor the mentors

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https://tinyurl.com/jmlearningtalk | @jmmastey XIBUXPSLFE host / speak at meetups internal workshops attend conferences dedicated onboarding    weekly tech talks new hires as buddies ✤ open source participation

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https://tinyurl.com/jmlearningtalk | @jmmastey QIBTFEBOHFST key personnel leaving perception of “spending too much time” mentor burnout

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https://tinyurl.com/jmlearningtalk | @jmmastey 1IBTF Make it Stick

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https://tinyurl.com/jmlearningtalk | @jmmastey XIBUJUMPPLTMJLF learning is becoming boringly normal momentum and reputation sustain efforts dedicated learning for all engineers

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https://tinyurl.com/jmlearningtalk | @jmmastey UIFBQQSPBDI make them forget that learning and teaching was ever not part of their job everyone in the department gets involved try riskier things without destroying momentum

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https://tinyurl.com/jmlearningtalk | @jmmastey XIBUXPSLFE 20% time / exploration apprenticeships three-part onboarding        learning as a job requirement teaching as a job requirement

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https://tinyurl.com/jmlearningtalk | @jmmastey QIBTFEBOHFST payoffs are hard to measure, but costs are visible nobody personally responsible losing the habit (deadlines again!) an active chaos of new ideas

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https://tinyurl.com/jmlearningtalk | @jmmastey SFGFSFODFTSFBEJOH Some images from https://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/wocintechchat/albums https://www.kateheddleston.com/blog/onboarding-and-the-cost-of-team-debt http://leveluprails.com