Engineering leadership content on creating an aligned vision, building relationships, creating compelling reputations & achieving outstanding results. Hitachi Data Systems - Best place to win!

1. Engineering Leadership
Vision 101
Rich Rogers
SVP of Engineering
August 13, 2015

2. “I start with the premise
that the function of
leadership is to produce
more leaders, not more
followers.” – Ralph Nader

3. Leadership begins when
you stop optimizing for
yourself & you start
optimizing for the team.

4. Inspire Overachievement
The 2 Sides
of Leadership

5. Defuse Negativity
The 2 Sides
of Leadership

7. Company
Organization
Individual
Create an
aligned vision

8. Hitachi was founded over 100 years ago with one mission: to
enhance society through technology.

9. SOCIAL INNOVATION
Delivering innovative solutions to global
markets by aligning our broad technology
capabilities with our vast industry expertise
for the enrichment of society.
Telecom
Healthcare
Business
Analytics
Public Safety
Automotive
Energy

10. Milan
2014
Boston
2007
Seattle
2010
Silicon
Valley
2008
Tokyo
2015
Surround HDS engineers with world class
leaders, teammates & opportunities

11. Build out a Hitachi
presence in Seattle

12. Product
Function
Individual

13. Do you have a vision for
your product, your team
& every individual on
your team?
Clear
Concise
Compelling

14. You need to be consistently
idealistic if you want to build an
enduring world class team,
product, organization, company,
etc.

16. Relationships
Reputations
Results
The 3 R’s

17. Relationships

18. Influence
Compromise
Align
Understand

19. Reputations

20. Leadership is about
identifying, unlocking
& maximizing the
potential in others.

21. What is your reputation? Each team members’?

22. Results

23. If you're demanding
overachievement rather than
inspiring overachievement -
then you're doing it wrong.

24. Leaders defuse concerns
over why something
can't be done &
crowdsource options for
making it happen.

25. What drives you?
Craft your story.
Tell your story.

26. Leadership is about
putting the success of
the organization ahead
of your own interests &
inspiring others to do
the same.

27. Tip: Strike I, I'm & I'll
from your vocabulary.
Replace with we, we're
& we'll.

28. Fear, bullying, sarcasm, cynicism,
politics & commiseration – these
are tools of the ineffective leader.
Anti-Patterns

30. Inspire
Overachievement
Defuse Negativity
Create an Aligned Vision
Relationships, Reputations, Results
Craft Your Story
Tell Your Story

31. Anyone can offer our engineers
more money. But, no one should
be able to offer them greater
respect, more opportunity or
better teammates.
Remember…