How To Win Designers And Influence Developers

A talk given at Arrrrcamp about managing your team with out getting lynched. Hopefully.

Further reading:

How To Win Friends And Influence People: http://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Win-Friends-Influence-People/dp/0091906814

7 Habits Of Highly Effective People: http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Habits-Highly-Effective-People/dp/0743501535

Getting Things Done: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Getting-Things-Done-Stress-free-Productivity/dp/0749922648

The Magazine: You Are Boring (Asking Questions): http://the-magazine.org/4/you-are-boring#.Uk6nhGR82Qg

Transcript

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3. How To Win Designers
   And Influence
   Developers
   @rodreegez
   Developer
   MINTDIGITAL
   

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4. Project Management.
   @rodreegez
   Project Manager
   MINTDIGITAL
   

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5. Managing a team.
   @rodreegez
   Jerk
   MINTDIGITAL
   

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6. Managing a team.
   @rodreegez
   Developer
   MINTDIGITAL
   Without getting lynched.
   

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7. Please pay attention,
   there will be a test.
   

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8. And homework.
   

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9. Why the hell am I
   listening to a talk on
   managing stuff?
   

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10. Computers are easy.
    

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11. People are hard.
    

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12. To make great things
    we have to work
    together.
    

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13. And we have
    to enjoy it.
    

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14. Happier teams build
    better products.
    

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15. I suck at project
    management.
    

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17. People did bad work.
    

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18. People wouldn’t do
    what I said.
    

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19. People weren’t
    focused.
    

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20. We missed deadlines.
    

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21. We shipped bugs.
    

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22. I hated everyone.
    

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23. Everyone hated me.
    

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24. This was all my fault.
    

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25. I needed to make
    changes.
    

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26. How to win friends
    and influence people
    

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27. Stop Criticizing.
    

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28. It’s the natural
    response.
    

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29. But it’s the wrong
    response.
    

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30. Wastes time.
    

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31. Isn’t productive.
    

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32. Nobody backs down.
    

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33. Starts a fight.
    

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34. Congratulations.
    Your team hates you.
    

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35. Fix the problem.
    

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36. Figure out what went
    wrong.
    

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37. Work together to
    prevent it happening
    again.
    

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38. “Be hearty in your
    approbation and
    lavish in your praise.
    

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39. Credit where it’s due.
    

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40. “Great job!”
    

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41. “Well done!”
    

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42. “Thank you.”
    

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43. :shipit:
    

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44. But don’t be phoney.
    

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45. Be cool.
    

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47. Keeping your head.
    

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48. Circle of influence.
    

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49. Worry about what you
    can directly control.
    

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50. Communicate needs.
    

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51. Get feedback.
    

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52. Simple steps.
    Big difference.
    

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53. People only stress
    over what they care
    about.
    

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54. Asking questions.
    

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55. Avoid arguments.
    

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56. Save face.
    

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57. Your team are smart.
    Use them!
    

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58. Bonus.
    

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59. In summary...
    

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60. Don’t criticize.
    

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61. Give credit.
    

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62. Ask questions.
    

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63. But mostly...
    

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64. Don’t be a jerk!
    

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65. The test.
    

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66. Homework.
    

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67. Give someone credit
    when you wanted to
    scream.
    

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68. Help someone fix
    something.
    

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69. Ask someone
    a question.
    

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70. Thanks.
    @rodreegez
    Developer
    MINTDIGITAL
    

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71. Questions?
    @rodreegez
    Developer
    MINTDIGITAL
    

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72. We’re hiring.
    

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