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Leadership in Practice
Sean Curtis, BCPE ’98
October 4, 2018
Intro / Fun Facts
• Graduated 1998. Met my wife, Kristine, at the Courts over a
mimosa. We have 4 kids (Ryan, Ava, Brandon, Niall) and live
in Rockville Centre, NY
• Was age 21 when I was a Freshman(!)
• Lived in St. Mary’s, Delurey Hall, and the Courts
• Worked at Kelly’s (1997-1998)
• Learned Java starting in 1996 (Algorithms & Data Structures)
• Senior Design Project was a Self-Setting Clock (we won!)
My Journey since VU
1998
Sapient
2000
Kargo
2001
Major
League
Baseball
2007
Sling
2009
Echostar
Sling.TV
2014
Major
League
Baseball
2016
BAMTech
2018
Disney
2012
Amazon
digital media subscriptions
mobile(!!)
placeshifting/
timeshifting
digital advertising
with AI/ML
digital distribution
“cord cutting”
Innovation >>
Mission Statement
To have an open dialogue about leadership, why it
is so important in today’s workforce, and discuss some
of the traits that I’ve seen in some of the best leaders I’ve
worked with during my career.
Be EXCITED about your future!!
Leadership in Practice
Never Stop Learning
Approach your job with craftsmanship
Never stop growing and learning about new
tools and techniques
Never become stale
Invent and Simplify
Refactor
Consolidate
Leverage New Methodologies
Connect Disparate Concepts to Drive Innovation
Always Raise The Bar
Leaders recognize and prioritize opportunities
to improve the overall ecosystem
Demand Excellence
Be an Agent for Change
Relentlessly Serve Your Customer
“Customer” means anyone consuming what you produce
Could mean external customer, or perhaps a software
engineer on a different team (UX <-> API)
Find reliable ways to measure sentiment, use those data
to prioritize, rinse, repeat
Deliver Through Ambiguity
Leaders break large, “blocking” items down into
smaller, solvable problems in order to make progress
Tenacity as a predictor of success
Stay Unblocked!
Leaders are Right, A Lot
Demonstrate Excellent Judgement
Develop Good Instincts through Experience
Sometimes its what you DONT Choose to Say
see: Earns Trust of Others
Expect To Lead
Organizations need leaders that anticipate and seize
the opportunity to deliver when faced with adversity
High degree of engagement during challenging times
Earns & Keeps Trust of Others
Vocally Self Critical
Uses metrics and research to make decisions
(vs emotion / political capital)
Be transparent and clear without bias or self interest
Avoid “weasel” terms (“customers like feature x…”)
Win as a Team
Big scale problems are almost always a function of
team collaboration
No one person makes it all work
If Customer UX fails, we all fail
(also see: Lose as a Team)
Think like an Owner
Never say: “That’s not my job”
Holistic Ownership: Store Clerk vs Store Owner
Parting Thoughts
• This is Day One!
• We NEED more diversity in engineering!!
• Try to find a job you love.
• The Engineering community a (very) small world. Never burn
unnecessary bridges.
• In my career, I’ve never sought out a specific title. My opinion:
Titles find Leaders
• Try to find a work/life balance. Admittedly skewed in your post-
university years
My “the Shot” Story
References
• Amazon Leadership Principles - http://
whartonmagazine.com/blogs/learn-from-
amazons-leadership-principles/

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Villanova leadership-102018

  • 1. Leadership in Practice Sean Curtis, BCPE ’98 October 4, 2018
  • 2. Intro / Fun Facts • Graduated 1998. Met my wife, Kristine, at the Courts over a mimosa. We have 4 kids (Ryan, Ava, Brandon, Niall) and live in Rockville Centre, NY • Was age 21 when I was a Freshman(!) • Lived in St. Mary’s, Delurey Hall, and the Courts • Worked at Kelly’s (1997-1998) • Learned Java starting in 1996 (Algorithms & Data Structures) • Senior Design Project was a Self-Setting Clock (we won!)
  • 3. My Journey since VU 1998 Sapient 2000 Kargo 2001 Major League Baseball 2007 Sling 2009 Echostar Sling.TV 2014 Major League Baseball 2016 BAMTech 2018 Disney 2012 Amazon digital media subscriptions mobile(!!) placeshifting/ timeshifting digital advertising with AI/ML digital distribution “cord cutting” Innovation >>
  • 4. Mission Statement To have an open dialogue about leadership, why it is so important in today’s workforce, and discuss some of the traits that I’ve seen in some of the best leaders I’ve worked with during my career. Be EXCITED about your future!!
  • 6. Never Stop Learning Approach your job with craftsmanship Never stop growing and learning about new tools and techniques Never become stale
  • 7. Invent and Simplify Refactor Consolidate Leverage New Methodologies Connect Disparate Concepts to Drive Innovation
  • 8. Always Raise The Bar Leaders recognize and prioritize opportunities to improve the overall ecosystem Demand Excellence Be an Agent for Change
  • 9. Relentlessly Serve Your Customer “Customer” means anyone consuming what you produce Could mean external customer, or perhaps a software engineer on a different team (UX <-> API) Find reliable ways to measure sentiment, use those data to prioritize, rinse, repeat
  • 10. Deliver Through Ambiguity Leaders break large, “blocking” items down into smaller, solvable problems in order to make progress Tenacity as a predictor of success Stay Unblocked!
  • 11. Leaders are Right, A Lot Demonstrate Excellent Judgement Develop Good Instincts through Experience Sometimes its what you DONT Choose to Say see: Earns Trust of Others
  • 12. Expect To Lead Organizations need leaders that anticipate and seize the opportunity to deliver when faced with adversity High degree of engagement during challenging times
  • 13. Earns & Keeps Trust of Others Vocally Self Critical Uses metrics and research to make decisions (vs emotion / political capital) Be transparent and clear without bias or self interest Avoid “weasel” terms (“customers like feature x…”)
  • 14. Win as a Team Big scale problems are almost always a function of team collaboration No one person makes it all work If Customer UX fails, we all fail (also see: Lose as a Team)
  • 15. Think like an Owner Never say: “That’s not my job” Holistic Ownership: Store Clerk vs Store Owner
  • 16. Parting Thoughts • This is Day One! • We NEED more diversity in engineering!! • Try to find a job you love. • The Engineering community a (very) small world. Never burn unnecessary bridges. • In my career, I’ve never sought out a specific title. My opinion: Titles find Leaders • Try to find a work/life balance. Admittedly skewed in your post- university years
  • 18. References • Amazon Leadership Principles - http:// whartonmagazine.com/blogs/learn-from- amazons-leadership-principles/