Look at the man in the mirror - the smart way for change management in personality

LOOK ATTHE (WO)MAN INTHE MIRROR -
THE SMART WAY FOR CHANGE
MANAGEMENT
Devopsdays Amsterdam 24th - 26th, June 2015
@SabineBendixen
www.sof-it.de www.project-laas.com
Donnerstag, 25. Juni 15

ABOUT ME:
FREELANCE CONSULTANT
MAIN TOPICS: COMMUNICATION, TEAM &
CULTURE, LEADERSHIP, CHANGES

WHAT DEVOPS IS IMHO:
- a cultural mindset which offers plenty of opportunities
for improving organizational structure
- the possibility to ﬁnd / develop the most ﬁtting set
up for your team, your work & company

CHANGE HAPPENS ANYWAY-
• day by day
• with or without you
• But no matter which way
you choose - it will always
affect your life, your work -
your success
• So better give changeYOUR
direction!

“IF YOU CAN´T SEE HOWYOUR INDUSTRY
WILL BE AFFECTED BY UPCOMING IDEAS,
CHANGE WILL HITYOU FROM BEHIND!“
Shai Agassi, Founder of Better Place
at CeBIT Global Conferences 2015

SOME GIFTS FORYOU!

“LIFE IS LIKE A BOX OF CHOCOLATE,YOU
NEVER KNOW WHATYOU´RE GONNA GET!“
From Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks)

THE HEART AS A SYMBOL...
- for life (the organ which is pumping the blood through our
bodies)
- for LOVE

TIMETO SAY:
I LOVE YOU
• for being here
• for being interested in sharing ideas
• for being curios about other people and their
opinions

SPECIALTHANKSTO
ANDREI SERDELIUC
@EXTRAORDINAIRE
FOR HIS INSPIRATIONAL BLOGPOST
“I LOVEYOU!“
HTTP://EXTRAORDINAIRE.ME/POST/
117195963323/I-LOVE-YOU

DOYOU LOVE...
• what you do
• how you do it
• with whom you are doing it
• ?

YES OR NO:
BOTH IS GREAT!
• changes are important to
keep what you love!
If YES: If NO:
• Changes are necessary
to return / come to love
what you are doing!

PLEASE NOTE:
CHANGE IS NOT AUTOMATICALLYTHE SAME
AS PROGRESS!
VERY OFTEN CHANGE IS NEEDEDTO KEEP AT
LEASTTHE STATUS QUO!

WE ARE ABLE TO
CHANGE!

SO,WHYTHE HELL DO
WETALKTHAT MUCH ABOUT
THE DIFFICULTIES OF
CHANGING
INSTEAD OF SIMPLY
DOING IT?

...BECAUSE OF EXPERIENCES,
FEARS, LAZINESS,WRONG WAYS,
LACK OF MOTIVATION..

ONE BIG MISTAKES: STEP 4
AND 5 BEFORE 1 AND 2
organiza-
tional
change
changing
tools
cultural
change
individual change
S
T
A
R
T

BETTER:
THE MORE SUSTAINABLE WAY...
personal
change
cultural
change
organizational
change
changing
tools
Start Goalprocess & progress
closing ranks / merging

ANOTHER PROBLEM:
SOMETIMES BIG NAMES
ARE FRIGHTENING!
With giving the baby of change for e.g.
the big name “devops“,
this cute, little thing may turn into
a scary beast
in another´s eyes!

THE BIGGEST MISTAKE:
WANTING TO CHANGE
EVERYONE AND
EVERYTHING AT ONCE!

PLEASE RETURNTHE BOXES!

THE SYMBOL OFTHE BOX...
• our own limitations
• We are living in a box!

INTRODUCING 3 QUOTES:
• “Example is not the main
thing in inﬂuencing others. It is
the only thing!“ Albert Schweitzer
(1875-1965)
• “We are who we choose to
be!“ Green Goblin from Spider-Man
• “You cannot live your life to
please others.The Choice
MUST beYOURS!“
White Queen from Alice in Wonderland
Albert Schweitzer

YOU CAN´T CHANGE
ANYBODY ANYWAY -
EXCEPT YOURSELF!

START WITHTHE (WO)MAN
INTHE MIRROR
• I´m starting with the man in
the mirror - I´m asking him
to change his way and no
message could have been
any clearer,
• if you wanna make this
world a better place - take a
look at yourself - and then
make a change!
Michael Jackson, Man in the mirror, 1987

FIRST STEPS FORYOUR OWN
CHANGE:

HAVE A LOOK AT YOUR
OWN BOX - YOUR
LIMITATIONS!
private life workinﬂuencing
A holistic approach

1. IDENTIFYYOUR OWN GOALS
2.Which are the main and important
skills to reach these goals?
from BILD Zeitung, Summer 2000

SELF-PERCEPTION AND
FEEDBACK
Analyze your self-
perception!
Get feedback!
Ask questions & listen!
Ask many - questions & people!
Make a comparison
between:
self-perception : feedback : what
you need to reach your goal!
=
What you have to work
on!
Not known
to others
Known to
others
Known to self Not known to self
OPEN BLIND
HIDDEN
UN-
KNOWN
johari-window, 1955 by Joseph Luft &
Harrington Ingham

AREYOU REALLY READY FOR IT?
Are you willing to leave your comfort zone?
comfort
zone
where the
magic
happens
Trust
Courage
your way

ONE DECISIONTO BE DONE:
• “Do, or do not. There
is no ´try`!“ Yoda from Star Wars

Slight steps of personal change - huge effects
YOU
the actual
´you`
a good range
of change
a small step for you
a huge effect on others
too big
much too big

ONLY 1 OR 2 STEPS AT ONCE
few steps at once
lead to success
success motivates
you
others will
recognize it
it will motivate &
encourage them
they will follow
in gentle steps
that will
motivate you

trans-
parency

YOU
realizing that smth.
isn´t ok!
Thinking about what is to
change and how!
Starting the process!
The time lag
Others
hear you
talk about it! start realizing it!
start thinking
about it!
The time lag
Be patient!

BE AWARE:
“Don´t ever let somebody tell you you can´t do something, not
even me.You dream, you gotta protect it! People can´t do
something themselves, they wanna tell you you can´t do it. If you
want something, go get it. Period!“
Chris Gardener (Will Smith),
The Pursuit of Happyness

WITHTHE
FIRST
MULTIPLIERS
THE
INFLUENCE
ON OTHERS
WILL
INCREASE
RAPIDLY!

NEVER EVER PUSH - ALWAYS
PULL!
PRESSURE CAUSES COUNTER-PRESSURE!

“ WE CANNOTTEACH
PEOPLE ANYTHING;WE CAN
ONLY HELPTHEMTO
DISCOVER IT WITHIN
THEMSELVES!“
Galileo Galilei

WITH DEVELOPING AND
IMPLEMENTING A NEW ART
OF BEHAVIOR, A NEW
MIND SET AND CULTURE -
A STRUCTURAL /
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE
WILL ALWAYS BE WELCOME!

This slight way of change
needs to be prepared very
well and it takes some time -
like building up
a strong fundament -
but in the end it will work
and be sustainable!
80:20 principle
PARETO
pers-
onal
ch.
cult-
ural
ch.
organizational
change
changing
tools
Start Goalprocess & progress
merge

“ALL WE HAVETO DECIDE IS WHATTO DO WITHTHE
TIMETHAT IS GIVENTO US.“
from Lord of the Rings:The fellowship of the Ring
Stop talking about something has to be changed;
take a risk and
start with yourself!
Because someone has to!

THANKYOUVERY MUCH &

FROMTERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY
Follow me on twitter:
@SabineBendixen
www.sof-it.de
www.project-laas.com
“Hasta la vista, Baby!“

SPECIALTHANKSTO...
• Maik Wojcieszak @tmlsoftware
• Katy Beveridge
• Picture: Change http://forevertwentysomethings.com
• Picture: Shai Agassi www.cebit.de
• Picture: Albert Schweitzer www.wikipedia.org
• Picture: Man in the Mirror www.genius.com
• Picture: Football BILD Zeitung 6/2000
• Book: Our Iceberg is melting John Kotter / Holger Rathgeber
www.panmacmillan.com; 9/2006
• Picture: Fundament www.gartenhaus.org

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