My talk from LeadingEng London 2022. Links: The Personal Strategy Offsite https://blog.kevingoldsmith.com/2020/05/03/the-personal-strategy-off-site/ Maria Gutierrez Talk from LeadDev UK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pa6G23ygp0 Ink and Volt https://inkandvolt.com/ Some Management Books https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/2375670-kevin-goldsmith?ref=nav_mybooks&shelf=management-books Tech Leadership twitter list https://twitter.com/i/lists/1530248607655333889?s=20 Public Domain works from the Art Institute of Chicago https://www.artic.edu/collection?is_public_domain=1

1. Kevin Goldsmith - CTO, Anaconda / Principal, Nimble Autonomy
Growing as the
leader of the
organization
LeadingEng London 2022

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Who thinks their current manager
feels responsible for their
professional development?

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Who thinks their current manager
actually helps with their professional
development?

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The Growth Challenge

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• You are on your own.
• You may have achieved your career goal.
• Where do you go from here?
• What do you need to learn to get there?
• How do you learn what you need to know?
The Growth Challenge

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If you are thoughtful and deliberate
in your growth other avenues will
present themselves.

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Curate your career.

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Build a personal advisory
board.

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Block out personal
development time.

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My personal development plan

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My personal development plan
• Personal Offsite Days
• Reading
• Tracking Things to Learn
• People I follow
• Peer Networks
• Personal Advisory Board
• Mentor Others
• Writing / Speaking

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• Take responsibility for your development
• Be strategic in your growth
• Curate your career
• Build your personal advisory board
• Make time for your development
• Find the things that work for you
• KEEP GROWING!
to sum up

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Homework for the mixer

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• The Personal Strategy Offsite
https://blog.kevingoldsmith.com/
2020/05/03/the-personal-
strategy-off-site/
• Maria’s Talk
https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=4pa6G23ygp0
• Ink and Volt
https://inkandvolt.com/
• Some Management Books
https://www.goodreads.com/
review/list/2375670-kevin-
goldsmith?
ref=nav_mybooks&shelf=manage
ment-books
• Tech Leadership twitter list
https://twitter.com/i/lists/
1530248607655333889?s=20
• Public Domain works from AIC
https://www.artic.edu/
collection?is_public_domain=1
References

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@NimbleAutonomy
https://nimbleautonomy.com
https://kevingoldsmith.com
@KevinGoldsmith LeadingEng London 2022
Nimble Autonomy