Getting the most out of yourself and your team
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This talk is not so much about software, but about getting the most out of yourself. Developing software is a creative endeavor. Like all create endeavors we run into times when we get "stuck" or feel like we're in a rut and not doing all that we can do. During these times, most developers tend to either settle into patterns of complacency or they end up changing jobs (sometimes for the better). This talk is to give you some practical things you can do to get motivated, or to motivate your team, and get on a path to constant improvement. The talk will include tips on goal setting, self motivation, team motivation, and tips/tricks to get the ball rolling. As a bonus we'll discuss some tips on breaking and making new habits to improve productivity and quality.
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- 1. GETTING THE MOST Out of yourself and your team. John Rouda @johnrouda
- 2. MOTIVATING OTHERS “There are only two ways to influence human behavior: you can manipulate it or you can inspire it.” - Simon Sinek
- 3. KARL DUNKER created in 1945
- 4. OVER COME FUNCTIONAL FIX-IT NESS
- 5. OFFER REWARDS Experiment by Sam Glucksberg
- 6. SO WHAT MOTIVATES Incentives designed to spark creativity and to motivate employees don’t work.
- 7. THERE IS A MISMATCH BETWEEN WHAT SCIENCE KNOWS AND WHAT LEADERS DO.
- 8. SAM GLUCKSBERG Candle Problem Experiment: Round 2
- 9. INCENTIVIZING • IF/ELSE rewards work well for simple tasks. • Rewards narrow focus… great for repetitive tasks, but not for creative tasks.
- 10. REWARDS BASED STUDY3 Levels of Rewards for all kinds of tasks
- 11. DR. DAN ARIELY’S CONCLUSIONS • “As long as the task involved only mechanical skill, bonuses worked as they would be expected: the higher the pay, the better the performance.” • “But once the task called for even rudimentary cognitive skill, a larger reward led to poorer performance.”
- 12. DR. DAN ARIELY’S CONCLUSIONS • “In 8 of the 9 tasks we examined across the 3 experiments, higher incentives led to worse performance.”
- 13. LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS • In 2009, 51 studies on pay for performance were reviewed and the findings were: “We find that financial incentives can result in a negative impact on overall performance.”
- 14. THINK ABOUT YOUR WORK • Are your problem straight forward? • Or do they require creative thought?
- 15. CARROTS & STICKS DON’T WORK • According to Daniel Pink, motivation for complex tasks fall into 3 areas: • Autonomy • Mastery • Purpose
- 16. AUTONOMY • Controlling our own lives: • Atlassian - FedEx Day • 20% time - Google (it’s not dead), facebook, linkedin, even Apple.
- 17. MASTERY • The desire to get better at something that matters.
- 18. PURPOSE • Being apart of something bigger than yourself.
- 19. INSPIRING CREATIVITY • Urgent Diligence • Hustle
- 20. AVOIDING MEDIOCRITY • No one sets out to be mediocre • Aimlessness (Define your work) • Boredom (Be curious) • Comfort (Step out of your comfort zone) • Delusion (Be Authentic) • Ego (Be adaptable) • Fear (Turn the light on) • Guardedness (Open up)
- 21. GOAL SETTING • Step Goals • Sprint Goals • Stretch Goals
- 22. WHAT’S YOUR ANCHOR STORE
- 23. WHAT ARE YOUR SPECIALTY STORES?
- 24. CREATIVITY • According to a study by IBM, the #1 factor for business success is Creativity.
- 25. CREATIVITY • Reject the view that Creativity is a Right Brained activity. • How do we spark creativity?
- 26. CREATIVITY • Take a trip to the past… • Think like a child
- 29. THINK INSIDE THE BOX • Focus on what you do best. • Embrace your limitation • Make your box better.
- 31. LEADING UP • Ask for forgiveness, not permission • Leading the people in charge so that they make better decisions
- 32. LEADING UP • Do it on purpose • Tell Stories that resonates with those in charge. • Demand responsibility, but don’t worry about authority • Reflect Credit but Embrace Blame
- 33. TAKE A TRIP • Field Trips • Doug Dietz
- 35. HACKATHON Delivery in 1 day or 1 week
- 36. REWARD TEAMWORK
- 37. MAKING HABITS Keeping it going
- 38. TARGET KNOWS
- 40. TONY DUNGY Reduced # of formations in create habits
- 41. STEPS IN CHANGING HABITS • Identify the Cues Location, Time, Emotional State, Preceding Action • Determine the Rewards • Change your Routine • Believe that you can do this
- 42. REFERENCES • Drive - Daniel Pink • Die Empty - Todd Henry • Thinking Backwards Talk - Seth Godin • The Nerdist Way - Chris Hardwick • Power of Habit - Charles Duhigg • Ted Talks • Angelina Fabbro - Impostor Syndrom