Talk from the Open Source Leadership Summit, Tahoe, 2017

1. @skamille
Building Engaged
Teams in 2017
OSLS 2017

2. In a time of drastic change it is the
learners who inherit the future.
Eric Hoffer, Reflections on the Human Condition

3. About me.

4. @skamille
So I wrote a
book…

5. @skamille
“the hammer”
Building a
team is HARD

6. @skamille
What do engineers
want??
page
06
purpose
A feeling of ownershipThe stickiness of commitment
respect
The basis for contribution
rewards

7. @skamille
Contribution
page
07
01
Promise of
Rewards

8. economics
Getting folks in the door means creating an
economic incentive
for people to join.

9. speed

10. ENGINEERS
~like~
TO SHIP

11. feedback
Shipping ->
Getting things done ->
Learning!

12. @skamille
Commitment
page
012
02
A feeling of
Respect

13. safety
Able to make mistakes, ask questions,
and be vulnerable in front of the rest of
the team.

15. relatedness
A feeling of kinship, of friendliness, of
community

16. Empathy is a learnable skill!
Expanding your community beyond your
nearest neighbors
There’s more to life than code!

17. partnership
Expanding your community beyond your
nearest neighbors
There’s more to life than code!

18. @skamille
Ownership
page
018
03
A sense of
Purpose

19. why
Why does the company exist?
Why does the project exist?
Why does this team exist?

20. why this?
What is the point of the work I’m doing
right now?

21. what next?
How do we decide where we’re going?
How do I become part of that process?

22. what next?

23. @skamille
interacting
effects
page
023
give rewards
teach purpose
show respect
😃😃😃😃

24. @skamille
The Three Factors
of Engagement
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024
rewards
Economic, status, getting things done, learning.
Engineers Like To Ship
respect
Safety, relatedness, community, partnership.
Treating Your Colleagues Like Humans
purpose
Why, why this, owning part of the decision yourself
Giving Away Your Legos

26. @skamille
Thanks!
Book: The Manager’s Path
Twitter: @skamille
Blog: elidedbranches.com
Email: skamille@gmail.com

27. In theory there is no difference
between theory and practice. In
practice, there is.
Jan van de Snepscheut