back to you future - a talk from future insights live 2015

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KATE MATSUDAIRA @katemats

Future Insights Live 2015

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WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR you to be successful?

DO YOU HAVE A TARGET?

BACK IN time...

RECOGNITION IS NOT just about what you do…

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WHEN YOU ARE GOOD AT YOUR JOB, no one knows what you are doing.

you can’’’t just be a star, you have to be seen as a star.

YOU NEED a plan

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amazing you

FAST FORWARD TO MONDAY

Do they put in more effort?

Are they more knowledgeable?

What do they have that you don’t?

CHOOSE

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focus on your strengths

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4 KEYS FORyour goals

#1 IDENTIFYsuccess

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#2 SET SPECIFIC next steps

#3 IDENTIFY

obstacles

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#4 PLAN TO

follow up

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PLANS WILL change

YOU NEED TO make it happen

LOOK FOR PLACES to add value

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DO WORK THAT matters>

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MANAGE YOUR manager

SEEK feedback

how do you measure performance?

Hours?

Features?

Bugs? Tests?

Lines of code?

Documentation

MentoringOperations

Maintainability

Innovation & new ideas

Quality

Recruiting

Collaboration

trust and integrity

WHAT IS TRUST?

build trust

know your timing

be great at estimates

estimate

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rpor

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validate

confidence

Make 2 ordered lists:

1. The most important people on your team

2. The people with whom you have the best relationships

How can you improve your relationships on the team?

How will that impact your work and happiness?

improve your relationships

relationships are like filmstrips

FIND COMMON GROUND

ask for help

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focus on the long term

do not give up

communication

CRAFT CLEAR messages

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be proactive

YOU NEED some help

INFLUENCE

POWER

1. Charisma

2. Expert

3. Relationship

3 TYPES of informal power

THE POWER of charisma

THE POWER of expertise

THE POWER OF relationships

BE THE MODEL TEAMMATE friend

EMPLOYEE person

how are you coming to work?

be open

bring solutions

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COMMISERATING IS not a strategy

REFRAME problems

MAKE OTHERS feel important

KEEP improving

HOW

YOUCAN I help

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kate@katemats.com @katemats