The document discusses the journey from being a developer to becoming a coach. It outlines four traits of individual leadership: passion, persistence, resistance, and patience. For each trait, it provides examples of what one can do to develop that trait, such as taking time each day to envision an inspiring future to cultivate passion, using small experiments to persist through challenges, asking clarifying questions to understand resistance, and reflecting on achievements to build patience. The overall message is that developing these four traits can help one make the transition from an individual contributor to an effective leader and coach.
14. THE TREACHEROUS JOURNEY FROM DEVELOPER TO COACH
MY FRUSTRATION
“THEY’RE A MUCH BIGGER COMPANY”
15. THE TREACHEROUS JOURNEY FROM DEVELOPER TO COACH
MY FRUSTRATION
“THEY’RE A MUCH BIGGER COMPANY”
“WE DON’T HAVE THEIR RESOURCES
16. THE TREACHEROUS JOURNEY FROM DEVELOPER TO COACH
MY FRUSTRATION
“THEY’RE A MUCH BIGGER COMPANY”
“WE DON’T HAVE THEIR RESOURCES
“OUR PEOPLE ARE NOT AS SMART AS THEIRS
24. THE TREACHEROUS JOURNEY FROM DEVELOPER TO COACH
PASSION - LET’S TRY IT OUT
▸ Close your eyes…
25. THE TREACHEROUS JOURNEY FROM DEVELOPER TO COACH
PASSION - LET’S TRY IT OUT
▸ Close your eyes…
▸ What does your ideal future look like?
26. THE TREACHEROUS JOURNEY FROM DEVELOPER TO COACH
PASSION - LET’S TRY IT OUT
▸ Close your eyes…
▸ What does your ideal future look like?
▸ Think long term 5,10, 50 years time!
27. THE TREACHEROUS JOURNEY FROM DEVELOPER TO COACH
PASSION - LET’S TRY IT OUT
▸ Close your eyes…
▸ What does your ideal future look like?
▸ Think long term 5,10, 50 years time!
▸ How amazing does your world of work look?
28. THE TREACHEROUS JOURNEY FROM DEVELOPER TO COACH
PASSION - LET’S TRY IT OUT
▸ Close your eyes…
▸ What does your ideal future look like?
▸ Think long term 5,10, 50 years time!
▸ How amazing does your world of work look?
▸ How does it feel?
31. THE TREACHEROUS JOURNEY FROM DEVELOPER TO COACH
PASSION - WHAT CAN YOU DO?
▸ Take 2-15mins a day to remember that feeling.
32. THE TREACHEROUS JOURNEY FROM DEVELOPER TO COACH
PASSION - WHAT CAN YOU DO?
▸ Take 2-15mins a day to remember that feeling.
▸ When you need to make a decision, does it give you that
same feeling?
33. THE TREACHEROUS JOURNEY FROM DEVELOPER TO COACH
PASSION - WHAT CAN YOU DO?
▸ Take 2-15mins a day to remember that feeling.
▸ When you need to make a decision, does it give you that
same feeling?
▸ Try sharing this with your team…
34. THE TREACHEROUS JOURNEY FROM DEVELOPER TO COACH
PASSION - WHAT CAN YOU DO?
▸ Take 2-15mins a day to remember that feeling.
▸ When you need to make a decision, does it give you that
same feeling?
▸ Try sharing this with your team…
▸ …over and over again
35. THE TREACHEROUS JOURNEY FROM DEVELOPER TO COACH
4 TRAITS FOR INDIVIDUAL LEADERSHIP
▸ Passion
▸ Persistence
▸ Resistance
▸ Patience
37. VISION WITHOUT ACTION IS MERELY A
DREAM. ACTION WITHOUT VISION JUST
PASSES THE TIME. VISION WITH ACTION
CAN CHANGE THE WORLD.
Joel A. Barker
THE TREACHEROUS JOURNEY FROM DEVELOPER TO COACH
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PERSISTENCE - WHAT CAN YOU DO?
▸ Use small, safe-to-fail experiments
42. THE TREACHEROUS JOURNEY FROM DEVELOPER TO COACH
PERSISTENCE - WHAT CAN YOU DO?
▸ Use small, safe-to-fail experiments
▸ Try something
43. THE TREACHEROUS JOURNEY FROM DEVELOPER TO COACH
PERSISTENCE - WHAT CAN YOU DO?
▸ Use small, safe-to-fail experiments
▸ Try something
▸ Repeat yourself
44. THE TREACHEROUS JOURNEY FROM DEVELOPER TO COACH
PERSISTENCE - WHAT CAN YOU DO?
▸ Use small, safe-to-fail experiments
▸ Try something
▸ Repeat yourself
▸ Repeat yourself
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47. THE TREACHEROUS JOURNEY FROM DEVELOPER TO COACH
4 TRAITS FOR INDIVIDUAL LEADERSHIP
▸ Passion
▸ Persistence
▸ Resistance
▸ Patience
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RESISTANCE - WHAT CAN YOU DO?
▸ Ask questions to clarify
56. THE TREACHEROUS JOURNEY FROM DEVELOPER TO COACH
RESISTANCE - WHAT CAN YOU DO?
▸ Ask questions to clarify
▸ Create shared understanding
57. THE TREACHEROUS JOURNEY FROM DEVELOPER TO COACH
RESISTANCE - WHAT CAN YOU DO?
▸ Ask questions to clarify
▸ Create shared understanding
▸ Support their journey
58. THE TREACHEROUS JOURNEY FROM DEVELOPER TO COACH
4 TRAITS FOR INDIVIDUAL LEADERSHIP
▸ Passion
▸ Persistence
▸ Resistance
▸ Patience
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PATIENCE - WHAT CAN YOU DO?
▸ Reflect back on what you’ve achieved thus far.
64. THE TREACHEROUS JOURNEY FROM DEVELOPER TO COACH
PATIENCE - WHAT CAN YOU DO?
▸ Reflect back on what you’ve achieved thus far.
▸ Everyone learns in different ways, try something new.
65. THE TREACHEROUS JOURNEY FROM DEVELOPER TO COACH
PATIENCE - WHAT CAN YOU DO?
▸ Reflect back on what you’ve achieved thus far.
▸ Everyone learns in different ways, try something new.
▸ You don’t need to go fast, you just need to go!
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67. THE TREACHEROUS JOURNEY FROM DEVELOPER TO COACH
4 TRAITS FOR INDIVIDUAL LEADERSHIP
▸ Passion - leading us into the future
▸ Persistence - grit, determination and small steps
▸ Resistance - using empathy to show others the path
▸ Patience - reflecting on progress
