The document discusses the benefits of having new members in a team, highlighting that the speed of a team is influenced by its slowest member. It emphasizes the fresh perspective new individuals bring, encouraging them to ask questions, experiment, and challenge existing norms for improvement. The presentation also invites further communication and support regarding the topic.

1. The POWER
of the new
kid
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2. The POWER
of the new
kid
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3. What do you think?
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4. What do you think?
Please take a minute to
think what means the
power of the new kid for
you.
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5. Ask your neighbour
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6. Ask your neighbour
Please take a minute to
discuss with your neighbour
the power of the new kid.
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7. Speed of your team?
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8. Speed of your team?
This presentation is about
teams. What does a new kid
bring to your team. Before
we can discuss this, we
should think about what is
the speed of the team?
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9. Speed of the slowest!
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10. Speed of the slowest!
Too many people think that
the velocity of the team is
influenced only about the
fastest on the team. In reality
the slowest person has a lot of
influence on the speed.
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11. How can I go faster?
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12. How can I go faster?
Ok, so I’m new in my team.
By definition I will be
amoungst the slowest
people. How can I speed up
myself and my team?
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13. Beginner’s mind
@gdinwiddie
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14. Beginner’s mind
@gdinwiddie
Beginners have a more open worldview. A lot of seniors
think they have the solution before they understand the
problem. Beginners keep their options open.(They have no
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other choice.)

15. Stay out of the boxes!
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16. Stay out of the boxes!
To do outside-the-box thinking, you need to see the box
you are in. New people are usually in less boxes and see
the boxes they were in before clearer.
16 @JurgenLACoach

17. Talk about THE elephant
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@NativeWired

18. Talk about THE elephant
Every organisation has it’s own
elephant. Things we no longer see.
New people see the elephant and
should question the elephant.
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@NativeWired

19. Say what you see
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20. Say what you see
Sometimes you see things that
you are not allowed to talk
about. It takes an innocent kid
to question the naked king.
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21. Say what you see
You might think people don’t like when you say the truth.
Reality is, we need more people who do this, not less.
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22. Experiment, you can (still) be wrong
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@EFranchomme

23. Experiment, you can (still) be wrong
It’s ok to be wrong when you are
new. Try stuff. It’s easier now then in
6 months.
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@EFranchomme

24. YES you can
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25. YES you can
When you are new, you wil try things
that ‘seniors ‘ might call dangerous or
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26. Ask ‘stupid’ questions
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@YvesHanoulle

27. Ask ‘stupid’ questions
‘Stupid’ questions don’t exist. It’s normal you don’t know
When you are new, you wil try things that ‘seniors ‘ might
anything when you are new. Some seniors will actually be
call dangerous or stupid. You will get things done.
happy when you ask questions they are afraid to ask.
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@YvesHanoulle

28. Keep doing this!
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@YvesHanoulle

29. Keep doing this!
Once you started doing this, it’s easy to keep doing it.
People will expect it from you. Good, you and your team
will go even faster and faster....
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@YvesHanoulle

30. What did I miss?
At the start I asked you to think about what the power was
for you. I’m sure that I did not cover all everything. Please
contact me on twitter and tell me what I missed.
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@YvesHanoulle

31. Free lifetime support!!
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@YvesHanoulle

32. Free lifetime support!!
Yves gives free lifetime support on everything he
does, also this presentation. Feel free to contact him if you
have questions.
Yves’
lifetime, not
yours ;-)
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@YvesHanoulle

33. •
Resources
The blog post that started it all: http://www.hanoulle.be/2009/10/the-power-of-the-junior-on-the-team/
• Beginner’s mind: http://zenhabits.net/how-to-live-life-to-the-max-with-beginners-mind/
• Promiscious Pairing & Beginner’s mind: http://csis.pace.edu/~grossman/dcs/XR4-PromiscuousPairing.pdf
• Real Options: http://www.infoq.com/articles/real-options-enhance-agility
• Asking for help: http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2008/08/11/asking-for-help/
• Why do people ask stupid questions?: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_do_people_ask_stupid_questions
• Free Lifetime support: http://www.hanoulle.be/2011/09/fls-free-lifetime-support/
• Presentation ZEN: http://www.amazon.com/Presentation-Zen-Delivery-Edition-ebook/dp/B006R4H5FG/
• Training From The Back of the Room:http://www.amazon.com/Training-From-Back-Room-
ebook/dp/B001P4N444
• The book: https://leanpub.com/ThePowerOfTheJunior
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34. •
Resources
The blog post that started it all: http://www.hanoulle.be/2009/10/the-power-of-the-junior-on-the-team/
• Beginner’s mind: http://zenhabits.net/how-to-live-life-to-the-max-with-beginners-mind/
• Promiscious Pairing & Beginner’s mind: http://csis.pace.edu/~grossman/dcs/XR4-PromiscuousPairing.pdf
• Real Options: http://www.infoq.com/articles/real-options-enhance-agility
• Asking for help: http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2008/08/11/asking-for-help/
• Why do people ask stupid questions?: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_do_people_ask_stupid_questions
• Free Lifetime support: http://www.hanoulle.be/2011/09/fls-free-lifetime-support/
• Presentation ZEN: http://www.amazon.com/Presentation-Zen-Delivery-Edition-ebook/dp/B006R4H5FG/
• Training From The Back of the Room:http://www.amazon.com/Training-From-Back-Room-
ebook/dp/B001P4N444
• The book: https://leanpub.com/ThePowerOfTheJunior
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35. History
• 2009 October 9 : Blogpost
• 2012 September 17 : Asked more idea’s on twitter.
• 2012 September 18 : Version 3
• 2012 September 19 : Version 4 (implement feedback)
• 2012 September 22 : Version 5 Dry run with children
• 2012 September 25 : Version 6 Dry run at client
• 2012 September 27 : Version 7 at msWebcafe (PHL)
• ???? The book:
https://leanpub.com/ThePowerOfTheJunior
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36. Public versions
http://leanpub.com/WhoIsAgile
• English Version 40 (Published weekly)
– 89 people
– 340 pages
– 190 books
– 22 community events
– 3 maps
• Translations
– Catalan
– French
– German
– Italian
– Indonesian
– Spanish
– Russian
– Your language?

37. Public versions
http://leanpub.com/WhoIsAgile
• English Version 40 (Published weekly)
– 89 people
– 340 pages
– 190 books
– 22 community events
– 3 maps
• Translations
– Catalan
– French
– German
– Italian
– Indonesian
– Spanish
– Russian
– Your language?
We look for
more
translators!

38. YvesHanoulle
Promoting PairCoaching
Organizing Coach Retrait
Agile Retroflection of the Day: https://twitter.com/#!/Retroflection
Agile Calendar: http://www.hanoulle.be/2010/11/agile-conferences-calendar/
Agile Games Google group: www.agilegames.org
Visualize Problems Google group: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/visualizingproblems
Who is agile: http://www.leanpub.com/whoisagile/
The Power Of The Junior: http://www.leanpub.com/ThePowerOfTheJunior/
Agile T-shirts: http://www.flickr.com/groups/1703249@N24/
Agile Booklists: http://www.hanoulle.be/2011/08/agile-2011-booklist/
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Contact me on Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/yveshanoulle
Phone: 0032 476 43 38 32
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39. YvesHanoulle
Promoting PairCoaching
Organizing Coach Retrait
Agile Retroflection of the Day: https://twitter.com/#!/Retroflection
Agile Calendar: http://www.hanoulle.be/2010/11/agile-conferences-calendar/
All of these activities are online collaborations,
Agile Games Google group: www.agilegames.org your time.
that can use
Visualize Problems Google group: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/visualizingproblems
Who is agile: http://www.leanpub.com/whoisagile/ help us?
Will you
The Power Of The Junior: http://www.leanpub.com/ThePowerOfTheJunior/
Agile T-shirts: http://www.flickr.com/groups/1703249@N24/
Agile Booklists: http://www.hanoulle.be/2011/08/agile-2011-booklist/
All comments on books I read: https://kindle.amazon.com/profile/Yves-Hanoulle/192415
Personal Twitter: https://twitter.com/YvesHanoulle
Contact me on Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/yveshanoulle
Phone: 0032 476 43 38 32
www.hanoulle.be
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