Lessons learned in agile career development jazoon 2012

Lessons learnedin Agile Career Development

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Agenda

About me The objective of this presentation Misconceptions about Career Development Lessons from the past Lessons from our times Lessons from cognitive science – a model of skill acquisition Lessons from community - career dilemmas and false

friends along the way Try & Error lessons from my experience Lessons from book authors - reading recommendations

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About me

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Jr Dev Mid/Sr Dev

Dev Lead

Jr PM PM PM

Jr Dev Manager

Dev Man

Dev Man

Jr Husband and Father

Work

Life

Dev Dev Dev

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The objective of this presentation

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Are these Diamonds or just shards of glass?

One of these can be YOUR Career !

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Some recent data about us and our jobs

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Misconceptions about Career Development

Maslow's hierarchy of needs

Disatisfaction factors vs Motivational factors

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Lessons from the past

No formalCareer Development

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I am a busy Manager

…but I give you some reading options

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HR offers some soft skills trainings

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…But you still have many options to improve your hard skills

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Our parents were asked this: “Where you will be in 10-20 years ?”

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Comprehensive,nice on paper

What about ?Follow up ?Metrics ?Feedback ?Up to date ? Real ?Personalization ?

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or• “There Is No Career Ladder” (seeHarvard Business Review)

• “Career Plans Are Dangerous” (seeHarvard Business Review)

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EVERYBODY WANTSTO CHANGE THE WORLD

BUT NOBODY WANTSTO CHANGE

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Lessons from our times

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YOU

THECOMPANY

THEUNIVERSITY

THEGOVERNMENT

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• You need to support your career• Get busy living or get busy dying• Stay Agile and iterate, always in a

permanent beta• Follow the cheese • Adaptability creates Stability • Analyze your n years of experience • Watch out the arrogance that comes from success• Watch out your predisposition toward endeavors

that offer immediate gratification

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IF IT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU, YOU WILL

FIND A WAY.IF NOT, YOU ‘LL FIND

AN EXCUSE.

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Good At

Asked to do

at work

Love Doing

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Routine ?

Learn and Practice !

Look for an opportunity to practice it !

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Factors for success: •Drive & Passion•Leadership•Networking• Integrity•Luck & Timing• Intellect•Taking risks•Planning

Inhibitors: •Lack of belief in self

•Fear of Risk•Poor Communication

•Procrastination •Lack of passion •Greed and ego

But how do I get to know me better?

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SWOT Analysis

S TRENGTHS W EAKNESSES

O PPORTUNITIES T HREATS

• List them here • List them here

• List them here • List them here

Negative

Internal factors

Externalfactors

Positive

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Or a simple one

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Ask yourself some tough questions

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What am I selling so special? First, Faster, Only, Better, Cheaper than others

Is it Skills, Energy, Passion, Adaptability to Change,Quick decision maker, Risk taking,

Communication skills, Networking, Good planning, High quality, …, …. ?

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When thousands of low cost people overseas can do my job,

why I am so special? First, Faster, Only, Better, Cheaper than others

Is it Skills, Energy, Passion, Adaptability to Change,Quick decision maker, Risk taking,


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I am in Top 50 in my profession in my town because I am the

First, Faster, Only, Better, Cheaper than others Is it Skills, Energy, Passion, Adaptability to Change,

Quick decision maker, Risk taking,Communication skills, Networking, Good planning,

High quality, …, …. ?

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What is a day in the life of my company when I am not there and I do not add value ? Do they miss my Skills, Energy, Passion, Adaptability to

Change,Quick decision maker, Risk taking,


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NoviceNeeds recipes, monitoring and first successes

Advanced BeginnerNeeds simple, controlled simulations

Competent Needs real world exposure, Process Oriented

Proficient Needs unhindered practice and the big general picture, System Oriented

ExpertNeeds to be put in a context that favors his intuition and creativity

Lessons from cognitive science – a model of learning

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10 years of effort

EnvSo you want to become

an Expert?

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Lessons from community - career dilemmas and false friends along the way

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A SMOOTH SEA NEVER MADE A

SKILLFUL SAILOR !

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• specialist/generalist

• architect/manager/project manager/business roles

• Peter’s principle

• layer vs. feature


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Anti patterns: • sheep dip• time constraints• lack of SMART

objectives• lack of coaches and

mentors• inadequate learning• inadequate reading• memory/brain bugs

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Winners do not carry losers !!!

as Advanced Beginners

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Keep practice: “if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall!” (The Holy Bible)ill remain

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Watch out: Most people are and will remain as Advanced Beginners

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Use it or loose it !!!

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Favor rules for Novices and Intuition plus Creativity for Experts

Beginners

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Do not create general rulesAdvanced Beginners

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There is no substitute (rule, tool, standard, process, methodology) for thinking and communication

Advanced Beginners

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Credits to The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni

Try & Error lessons from my experience

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Does your company offer you also the time to study ? Should it ?

• Monday morning “Career Plan”

• Friday in the afternoon • “Ad-hoc presentations”

• Are you doing your part ? 40h-20h rule

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Daily

Safari Books

Work with a coach & mentor

Weekly

Individual & Group Study

Monthly

Presentations Enlightening talks Sessions of pair programming

3-6 Months

Revisit Career ObjectivesIdentify needs & coachesInspect & Adapt

6-12 Months

Certification plans ConferencesLeadership trainings

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Books Podcasts

User Groups Public or Private/In house Conferences RSS Readers for Blogs Group study / group presentations / group practice Daily Code Kata s It’s about….. THE JOURNEY

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Lessons from book authors - reading recommendations

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE ANDMAY THE LORD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU

…and let’s keep our career in a permanent beta !!!

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Bibliography

• Reid Hoffman, Ben Casnocha: “The Start-up of You”• Sam LightStone: “Making it Big in Software: Get the Job. Work the Org.

Become Great”• Andy Hunt: “Pragmatic Thinking and Learning: Refactor Your Wetware”

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