1.
MAKING FRIENDS IN
THE EDIT BAY
Five Steps Toward
Creating a Governance-
Friendly Culture

2.
HI.
I’M COREY VILHAUER
@mrvilhauer

3.
NEW PROJECT!

4.
NEW PROJECT!

5.
NEW PROJECT!

6.
NEW PROJECT!

7.
NEW PROJECT!

8.
CHANGE IS HARD

9.
CHANGE IS HARD
CONTENT REQUIRES EGO

10.
CHANGE IS HARD
CONTENT REQUIRES EGO
FAILURE IS CERTAIN

11.
EVERYTHING I
LEARNED ABOUT
WORKING WITH
PEOPLE

12.
EVERYTHING I
LEARNED ABOUT
WORKING WITH
PEOPLE
I LEARNED
BY TEACHING PEOPLE

13.
EMPATHY

14.
EMPATHY
The action of understanding, being
aware of, being sensitive to, and
vicariously experiencing the feelings,
thoughts, and experience of another of
either the past or present without
having the feelings, thoughts, and
experience fully communicated in an
objectively explicit manner.

15.
EMPATHY
“...empathy can be described
as feeling the feelings of
another with the greatest
accuracy and effort.”
- Whitney Hess

16.
CONTENT STRATEGY

17.
CONTENT STRATEGY

18.
CONTENT STRATEGY
PEOPLE

19.
HOW DO WE DO IT?

20.
HOW DO WE DO IT?
IT DEPENDS.

21.
1. ALWAYS ASK QUESTIONS

22.
BE CURIOUS

23.
Who has a vested interest?

24.
Who has a vested interest?
What kind of help do you need?

25.
Who has a vested interest?
What kind of help do you need?
Who would excel at this?

26.
Who has a vested interest?
What kind of help do you need?
Who would excel at this?
What changes are coming?

27.
Who has a vested interest?
What kind of help do you need?
Who would excel at this?
What changes are coming?
What audiences are we missing?

28.
“There’s a chance that
things’ll get weird.
- Archers of Loaf

29.
1. ALWAYS ASK QUESTIONS
2. BE CLEAR AND CONCISE

30.
500px
TERMS
OF SERVICE

31.
“When the client feels like
they have some input during
the project planning phase,
they are more likely to enjoy
the ride.”
- Melissa Rach

32.
1. ALWAYS ASK QUESTIONS
2. BE CLEAR AND CONCISE
3. DON’T DO IT ALL

33.
BE DELIBERATE

34.
BE DELIBERATE
(does not need)

35.
PROVIDE TOOLS

36.
PROVIDE TOOLS
WITHIN REASON

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1. ALWAYS ASK QUESTIONS
2. BE CLEAR AND CONCISE
3. DON’T DO IT ALL
4. PLOT AND SCHEME

38.
BE CONNIVING

39.
TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF GOALS

40.
IDENTIFY
STRENGTHS
AND PLAY
TO THEM

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1. ALWAYS ASK QUESTIONS
2. BE CLEAR AND CONCISE
3. DON’T DO IT ALL
4. PLOT AND SCHEME
5. TEACH THEM TO FISH

42.
WE ARE TEACHERS

43.
KNOWING INFO ≠
COMMUNICATING INFO

44.
PEOPLE WORK
DIFFERENTLY

45.
YOU CAN’T WIN
EVERY BATTLE.

46.
HOW MUCH CHANGE
CAN WE HANDLE?

47.
1. ALWAYS ASK QUESTIONS
2. BE CLEAR AND CONCISE
3. DON’T DO IT ALL
4. PLOT AND SCHEME
5. TEACH THEM TO FISH

48.
RUN WILD

49.
THANK YOU.

50.
I am still
COREY VILHAUER
eatingelephant.com/2013/4/
nowwhat