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Becoming Less Horrible at Diversity

Becoming Less Horrible at Diversity

Talk given at self.conference by Katie Miller (@phedinkus) and Todd Kaufman (@toddkaufman)

Todd Kaufman

May 20, 2016
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  1. BECOMING
    less horrible
    AT DIVERSITY

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  2. @phedinkus
    KATIE
    MILLER

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  3. @toddkaufman
    TODD
    KAUFMAN

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  4. Software is broken!
    @testdouble aims to fix it
    Say [email protected]

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  5. DIVERSITY

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  6. “I care, but…”

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  8. Rocky Mountain Ruby
    September 2013

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  9. oh shit

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  10. SHAME

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  11. GUILT
    leads to
    hiding

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  12. PRIVILEGE
    should not cause
    shame

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  13. BEING IDLE
    should cause
    shame

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  14. How Test Double
    Fixed
    Diversity

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  15. 100%

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  16. 88%

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  17. How Test Double
    Fixed
    Diversity

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  18. How Test Double
    Fixed is fixing
    Diversity

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  19. Why is Test
    Double so
    fucked up?

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  20. STARTING A
    BUSINESS IS
    hard

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  22. uh…

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  24. Using Your Words
    Overcomes Shame

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  28. Go talk to
    Ashe now

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  29. GETTING BETTER
    internally

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  30. IDENTIFY
    RETAIN
    LOCATE
    THE HOW:

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  31. INDENTIFYING
    good people

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  32. issue #1
    Implicit Bias

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  33. Broaden
    Viewpoints

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  34. issue #2
    Interviewing
    is Stressful

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  35. Self Scheduled

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  36. Bridge Agent

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  37. issue #3
    Random Results

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  38. Same People

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  39. Same Standards

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  40. issue #4
    False Negatives

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  41. Align Interview Steps with
    Actual Work

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  42. Values and Soft Skills
    Matter

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  43. RETAINING
    good people

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  44. Focus on Values

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  45. Open and Honest

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  46. Empathy

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  47. Continuous
    Improvement

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  49. Benefits

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  50. Balance

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  51. Normal
    Workdays

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  52. Time Off

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  53. Fair Compensation

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  54. Alter egos
    For Everyone

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  55. Amber - Agent 0011 Kevin - Agent 009 Jason - Agent 003 Dustin - Agent 0013
    Dean - Agent 0018 Todd - Agent 001 Justin - Agent 002 Katie - Agent 0017

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  56. Support

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  58. Agents
    Clients

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  59. More Diversity

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  60. FINDING
    good people

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  61. Your Reputation
    Matters

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  62. Don’t be an
    asshole

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  63. “That’s great and all but
    I don’t own a company.”

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  64. Your Network
    Matters

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  65. give
    give ⏳

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  67. #socialmedia<3

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  68. Just hiring
    diversely doesn’t
    help the industry

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  70. Value all levels
    of experience

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  71. Change starts with you

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  72. Diversity is broken!
    Help @testdouble fix it
    Say [email protected]

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  73. Thank You!

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