How many of us see ourselfs as Leaders? Can you state outright that you are a Leader? Leadership isn't for the happy few, it is for all of us. Everyone in the team can and must be a Leader, but you do need to step up to the plate. Scary isn't it... A lot of people feel that they aren't listened too in their team even when they are the subject matter expert? They have tried to state their views but the team didn't seem to listen to their point of view. And the frustrating part, the exact thing they warned about happened and they end up picking up the pieces. Seems familiar? In this webinar Bram tells the fictitious story of Bob the tester who just started his new job after being educated in all the testing and quality principals. We will see how Bob starts from a happy, eager teammember almost on the top of his personal mountain but ends up slipping down the slopes through stages of stagefright, frustration and eventually giving up. We will look back at why he slipped and what he could have done to climb back up again. The takeaway is that you need to be on the top of the mountain, being proud, confidant and examplar so you will be seen as a Leader in your respective specialty.

1. Today’s webinar is presented by Bram Bronneberg and he
will discuss Co Leadership – How being a leader is within
your reach
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2. Co-Leadership – How being a
leader is within your reach
Bram Bronneberg, CGI (Netherlands)
Bram is a managing consultant who leads a team of a dozen Quality, Testing and Project
Management Consultants. A lot of energy goes into empowering the team members to lead
them in their surroundings themselves.
He also consults with clients about their solution development processes, primarily in
Enterprise Agile environments. His main focus is to orchestrate all the projects and program's in
one beautiful symphony.
He is a regular speaker at (inter)national conferences like EuroSTAR, StarWest, TestNet,
NoorderTest and NTD. His free time is spent as a boy scout leader, running and sports climbing.
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Co- Leader ship

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Direction
Inspire
Co- Leader ship

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Shared
Horizontal
Collective
Distributed
Collaboretive
Co- Leader ship

8. Meet Bob!
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Hi, I’m Bob the
Tester
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Bob’s first day

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Hi, I’m Dave -
Scrum Master
Hi, I’m Oscar -
Programmer Hi, I’m Harry –
Product Owner
Hi, I’m Jane -
Designer

11. Bob’s first month
• He attacks every hurdle
• He thrives on
everything new
• He focusses on his
responsibility’s
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Bob advertises
every bug he
finds!

12. Bob’s second month
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• Bob sees trouble
around every corner
• Bob seeks constant
conformation
• Bob works franticly one
day and seems frozen
the next
That’s not a bug
but a feature!
Check your
scripts first!
Bob keeps asking
the same
questions!

13. Bob’s third month
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• Bob is getting frustrated
• Bob doesn’t self reflect
• He gives blame to
others
I explained this
to you
yesterday!
You need to
have a timeout!

14. Bob’s fourth month
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• Bob stops caring
• Bob doesn’t do his job
anymore

15. What happened with Bob?
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16. What happens to a lot of
testers
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• You do the best job you know and raise bugs to end
up with a quality solution
• You assess the risks and share them with the team
• You end up not listened too any more because you
are seen as an obstacle, not an asset.
• You are left behind cleaning up the mess you warned
would happen.

17. How would Co-Leadership
help?
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• Everyone has his own expertise and can contribute
to the team.
– Inspire
– Incite
– Give direction
• People need to step up and “claim” there rightful
place when the time comes.
– Be confident
– Be proud
– Be exemplar

18. You can’t lead from to
bottom!
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19. When Bob tensed up or
challenged
• Bob needs feedback
and do something with
it
• Bob needs a pad on the
back
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20. When Bob has given up or
is frustrated
• Bob needs to be
confronted
• Pull him out of his cave!
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21. Wrapup
• Know where you and
your colleagues are on
the mountain
• Help each other back to
the top
• Step up to the plate
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