Success - Stereotypes Aside
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I gave this talk at Barcamp 2013 in Saskatoon, SK Canada. I wanted to talk about how I felt I had achieved success in my own career and the things that led me to the current place in life.
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Success - Stereotypes Aside
- 1. Success - Stereotypes Aside
- 2. Melanie Cey Systems Analyst @ Yardi 5 years Programming 3.5 years Team Lead/Project Manager 4 years Systems Administration/Analysis Speaking
- 3. Why? Because of stereotypes… - Sometimes I feel like I need to justify why I am speaking - I am dressed a certain way
- 4. Stereotypes Men: Providers, decisive, driven Women: Caregivers, sensitive, communal
- 5. Stereotypes - Mothers “Sad white babies with mean Feminist mommies” http://jessicavalenti.com/post/25465502300/sad-white-babies-with-mean-feminist-mommies-the
- 6. 3 Most Important Factors - Ignorance - Allies - Advocates
- 7. Strategies for Success - Becoming a multiplier
- 8. 1. Ask Questions - Of Others - Of Yourself
- 9. 2. Speak Your Truth - Simplify - There is no one truth in a negotiation
- 10. 3. Find Allies & Advocates - People who you trust - People who trust you - Mentors - Mentees - Advocate for you and help you gain influence
- 11. 4. Be Accountable - Follow through on commitments - Do what you say you will do - Understand your impact on others
- 12. 5. Align & Adjust Goals - To meet company needs - Frame needs within company goals - Boast most about what matters to others
- 13. 6. Stop Caring - “Freedom 30” - Stop caring so much about what others think - Focus on your own achievements & success - If the shoe doesn’t fit...
- 14. 7. Be Humble - Never stop learning - Confidence without arrogance - Every job matters
- 15. Influences - Kate Matsudaira: If You Don't Understand People, You Don't Understand Ops (Velocity SC 2013) - Sheryl Sandberg: Lean In - Elisabeth Badinter: The Conflict: How Modern Motherhood Undermines the Status of Women
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- Normally talks about metrics, monitoring, non functional requirements & DevOps because I support all kinds of sys admins who deal with on call for products they don’t write
- - I had to start asking why I thought I was successful - despite female stereotypes - Family of Men - School of Girls - First Boss Female, first job mostly female team - Brown Hair?
- - Because an organization is the sum of its people. Some people add value, and others multiply it. You need to figure out how to become a multiplier.
- - what is success to you? - Where do you want to be in 5 years? - How can I get a seat by a window?
- Simplify - Lean In Example of Mark Z trying to learn Chinese
- It’s a graph, not a ladder, your mentees are as important as your mentors to maintain your status. You need to figure out how to become a multiplier.
- - Do what you say you will do and if you can’t make sure you have a good explanation (not an excuse)
- - Zach’s (CTO)
- David Callele Focus without worry it’s not loss of empathy it’s personal empowerment