Becoming Less Horrible at Diversity

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

Transcript

1. BECOMING less horrible AT DIVERSITY
2. @phedinkus KATIE MILLER
3. @toddkaufman TODD KAUFMAN
4. Software is broken! @testdouble aims to fix it Say hello@testdouble.com
5. DIVERSITY
6. “I care, but…”
7. <excuses />
8. Rocky Mountain Ruby September 2013
9. oh shit
10. SHAME
11. GUILT leads to hiding
12. PRIVILEGE should not cause shame
13. BEING IDLE should cause shame
14. How Test Double Fixed Diversity
15. 100%
16. 88%
17. How Test Double Fixed Diversity
18. How Test Double Fixed is fixing Diversity
19. Why is Test Double so fucked up?
20. STARTING A BUSINESS IS hard
22. uh…
24. Using Your Words Overcomes Shame
28. Go talk to Ashe now
29. GETTING BETTER internally
30. IDENTIFY RETAIN LOCATE THE HOW:
31. INDENTIFYING good people
32. issue #1 Implicit Bias
33. Broaden Viewpoints
34. issue #2 Interviewing is Stressful
35. Self Scheduled
36. Bridge Agent
37. issue #3 Random Results
38. Same People
39. Same Standards
40. issue #4 False Negatives
41. Align Interview Steps with Actual Work
42. Values and Soft Skills Matter
43. RETAINING good people
44. Focus on Values
45. Open and Honest
46. Empathy
47. Continuous Improvement
49. Benefits
50. Balance
51. Normal Workdays
52. Time Off
53. Fair Compensation
54. Alter egos For Everyone
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
56. Support
58. Agents Clients
59. More Diversity
60. FINDING good people
61. Your Reputation Matters
62. Don’t be an asshole
63. “That’s great and all but I don’t own a company.” <shrug>
64. Your Network Matters
65. give give ⏳
67. #socialmedia<3
68. Just hiring diversely doesn’t help the industry
70. Value all levels of experience
71. Change starts with you
72. Diversity is broken! Help @testdouble fix it Say hello@testdouble.com
73. Thank You!