In this 12 minute presentation, I discuss the challenge of making intentional improvements as individuals and as a company. I look to a strategy explained in the book, "How the Way We Talk Can Change the Way We Work," for ideas on how to improve at getting better.

1. Getting Better
Emily’s Labshare
Oct. 9, 2015

2. QUOTE
Do I contradict myself?
Very well then, I contradict myself.
(I am large. I contain multitudes.)
-
- Walt Whitman, Song of Myself

3. Do we believe we
can change?
(like, on purpose)

4. The answer is yes!

5. YES, we can change...
We believe we can improve over time
⊡ Project retrospectives
⊡ Team offsites
⊡ Annual goals

6. Do we know how
to change?

7. The answer is yes.

8. YES!
We know how to support change
⊡ 1:1 Meetings
⊡ Annual Review process
⊡ Company & team-wide offsites
⊡ Encouraging, supportive culture

9. Change is hard.
How could we get better at it?

10. Let’s get better
at getting better.

11. “How the Way We
Talk Can Change
the Way We Work”
by Robert Kegan & Lisa Laskow Lahey

12. HEADS UP

13. STEP 1
What change would positively impact
your professional growth?

14. STEP 1
I need
more
time
What change would positively impact
your professional growth?

15. STEP 2
I need
more
time
Reframe Step 1 as
“I am committed to the value of …”

16. STEP 2
I need
more
time
Do great
work
Reframe Step 1 as
“I am committed to the value of …”

17. STEP 3
I need
more
time
Do great
work
What do you do that gets
in the way of Step 2?

18. STEP 3
I need
more
time
Do great
work
I don’t
push
back
What do you do that gets
in the way of Step 2?

19. STEP 4
I need
more
time
Do great
work
I don’t
push
back
What else are you committed to?

20. STEP 4
I need
more
time
Do great
work
I don’t
push
back
Don’t
rock the
boat
What else are you committed to?

21. TENSION
I need
more
time
I don’t
push
back
Do great
work
Don’t
rock the
boat

22. TENSION
I need
more
time
I don’t
push
back
Do great
work
Don’t
rock the
boat
you contain multitudes!

23. TENSION v.2
I need
more
time
Do great
work
Dis-
trac-
tions!

24. TENSION v.2
I need
more
time
Dis-
trac-
tions!
Do great
work
Be in
the
know
you contain multitudes

25. TENSION v.3
I need
more
time
Do great
work
I say yes
to all
things

26. TENSION v.3
I need
more
time
I say yes
to all
things
Do great
work
Be in
demand
you contain multitudes

27. Don’t
rock the
boat
DOOMED
I need
more
time
Do great
work
I don’t
push
back

28. ANOTHER EXAMPLE
Creative
partner

29. ANOTHER EXAMPLE
Creative
partner
Collab.
problem-
solving

30. ANOTHER EXAMPLE
Creative
partner
Collab.
problem-
solving
I don’t
seek out
partners

31. ANOTHER EXAMPLE
Creative
partner
Collab.
problem-
solving
I don’t
seek out
partners
Defer to
others’
preference

32. ANOTHER EXAMPLE
Creative
partner
I don’t
seek out
partners
Collab.
problem-
solving
Defer to
others’
preference

33. Change is hard.
How could we get better at it?

34. Let’s get better
at getting better.

35. The End

36. Reactions?
thoughts?
feelings?
goals?

37. EXAMPLE NO. 3
Swift
decisions
were made
I roll with
it.
Efficiency
and order
Confident,
relaxed
reputation