teach a man to fish

Teach a Manto Fish

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day

Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime

- Chinese Proverb

Sustainabilityand Teams

Skills and Aptitude

Skills: Things you can do now Aptitude: Things you are capable of There are some things you will never do

Understanding Skill Sets

360 Degree Feedback

Method for measuring skills and/or performance Set objectives

each person feeds back on each other person each person feeds back on the feedback they

received includes management, subordinates, peers and self information is shared anonymously

Skills Analysis

Areas and sub-areas Rate everyone on each area Create a chart

Skills Analysis

PHP FrontendSyntax OOP ZF Stack JS HTML CSS

Anna 5 5 4 5 1 2 1Billy 3 3 3 2 4 4 4Charles 5 5 5 3 4 3 3Diane 5 3 4 2 3 5 5Edward 4 3 2 2 5 5 4

Average 4.4 3.8 3.6 2.8 3.4 3.8 3.4

Skill Gaps

Filling the Gap:Recruitment

Cost = Time + Money

Impact = Risk x Cost

The Power ofNot Recruiting

Learning

Learning Resources

Feeds/Podcasts Subscriptions Training Consultancy Events Study days

Training Budget

Making the Business Case

Spend your investment wisely Cost Benefit Analysis Return on Investment

investment we know return is harder to measure

Types of Return

Conference or General Training

Specific Training or Study

Sharing (The Bonus Multiplier)

Shared gain multiplies the return ROI is bigger Better team communication

Team Sharing Strategies

Conference slide karaoke Link Tuesdays Shared interest subgroups Monthly developer lunch

Learning is aDevelopment Process

No Team?Make One!

Leadership

Now You Can Fish

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