where does success come from?
kate matsudaira

amazing
you
you

... imagine
Do they put in more effort?
Are they more knowledgeable?
What do they have that you don’t?

It’s not what you do, it’s how you do it.

Have you ever worked hard on something,
yet didn’t get the recognition you deserved?

praise isn’t always
proportional to effort
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how do you measure performance?
Hours?
Documentation
Collaboration
Mentoring
Lines of code?
Bugs? Tests?
Features?
Quality
Recruiting
Operations
Maintainability
Innovation & new ideas

The better you are, the less people know.

teams without
managers
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someone still
has to lead
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what is
leadership?
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lost his job
ran for state
legislature
again and lost
ran for state
legislature and
lost
started a business
... it failed
... and put him into
debt, that took 17
tried to become
years to repay
and elector ....
and lost
tried running
?
ran for congress,
for congress,
and won; but
and lost. Twice.
wasn’t re-elected. ran for the
senate and lost
lost VP
ran for the senate and
nomination
lost, again.
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Leadership is a decision, not a position.

power
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sources of power
formal
• position
• reward
• information
• punishment
source: http://www.ccl.org/leadership/pdf/research/roleOfPower.pdf
informal
your
power
• relationships
• charisma
• expertise

3 types
of informal power
1. Charisma
2. Expert
3. Relationship

the power of
charisma
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the power of
expertise
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the power of
relationships
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build trust
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what is trust?

reputation
elements
of trust
relationship
architecture
contribution
Elements are based on Kay’s framework from the “Foundations of Corporate Success”

❋
contribution

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practice what
you preach

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proactive status
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are you on the same
wavelength?

craft clear
messages

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estimate
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co
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know your timing
analyze
actual
validate

do the
hardest
work first

❋
reputation

seek expert
feedback
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listen to
feedback
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Think about your coworkers...
Who is the person you admire most at work?
What do they do differently?
How do they make you feel?

be the model teammate
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make others
feel important

celebrate wins
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be open
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take an
interest
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empathy &
attitude
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reframe

❋
relationship architecture

what is your architecture?
Make 2 ordered lists:
!
1. The most important people on your team
2. The people with whom you have the best relationships
How can you improve your relationships on the team?
How will that impact your work and happiness?

rebuild
burned
bridges
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relationship troubleshooting

relationships are like filmstrips

apologize swiftly
and sincerely
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jerk handling
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#1 be present

#2
ask questions,
wait for answers

#3
repeat back
what you hear

focus on the long term

keep
improving

reputation
elements
of trust
relationship
architecture
contribution
Elements are based on Kay’s framework from the “Foundations of Corporate Success”

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where does success come from?

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