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Breaking Bad
The cult of not giving bad news
Ant Boobier
@antboobier
Nomad8
@antboobier
anthony@nomad8.com
Ant Boobier
BAD
adversely and seriously
affects an individual's
view of his or her future
Any information which
The feature has
taken longer than
expected to develop
and user testing has
thrown up the need for
a number of
changes
Bad News
or
?News
SOME
The feature has taken
longer than expected to
develop and user testing
for a number of changes
has thrown up the need
SOME
The feature has taken
longer than expected to
develop and user testing
for a number of changes
has thrown up the need
Depends on the context
Surprise!
Timely
Rapid feedback
Daily
Weekly
6 Monthly
Contract
Collaboration Individual
Team
Fixed
Flexible
Current Reality
Desired State
Russel Williams: Post It pile
A long committed
list of things to
do…
http://airfactsjournal.com/
The plan as a work of art
The Plan
Kent Beck
Optimism is an
occupational
hazard of
programming:
feedback is the
treatment
Ross Copperman
A series of
unexpected
events…
http://www.mountainjade.co.nz/
The plan meets reality
Dan Milstein
reinterpret reality to fit your plan
(aka this is not bad news)
a)
b)
face the unpleasant reality
(aka I was wrong)
re-interpret
reality
Feedback
face
unpleasant
reality
What do we fear ?
‘I’ve made a promise on this
plan; changing it will make me
look bad’
‘It’s a CLM (Career Limiting Move)’
‘I’ll get the blame’
Disney Pixar
‘Sweeping it under the carpet
by Banksy
www.projectcensored.org/
Who do you fear? yourself?
Courage
Brene Brown
Goal: to learn
Confront uncertainty
Embrace challenges
Failure provides information
Feedback is about current capabilities
Fixed Mindset Growth Mindsetversus
Carol Dweck
Goal: to look smart
Avoid Failure
Avoid challenges
Failure defines your identity
Feedback and criticism is personal
The
Amygdala
Anatomically correct stained
glass brain by Jill Bolte Taylor
Safe environment
Perspective ‘Prime Directive’
Regardless of what we discover, we
understand and truly believe that
everyone is doing the best job they can,
given what they know at the time, their
skills and abilities, the resources
available, and the situation at hand.
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Suspiciously
green
Patterns
Tips to deliver
stuff.co.nz
Be committed
Make it timely
Chunk and check
• Chunk your message into small batches and check for
understanding
• Listen actively to feedback
• Encourage clarification questions
• Encourage “reflecting back” what they have heard to ensure
the message you sent is received
Drop the jargon
Christopher Hitchens
Measures
“What can be asserted with
out evidence, can be dismissed
without evidence”
Make it visual
No one ever shouts at the board
This is our news
re-interpret
reality
Feedback
face
unpleasant
reality
Be the team’s
conscience
Thanks	
  for	
  listening…
Your	
  name	
  
Your	
  organisation
Follow	
  me	
  @your	
  twitter
Your	
  picThanks for listening…
Ant Boobier
@antboobier
anthony@nomad8.com

Nomad8

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