contribution culture in a drupal shop: the business of giving back
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Contribution Culture in a Drupal Shop:The Business of Giving Back
Pacific Northwest Drupal Summit Oct 6th, 2013By Brett Burns & Gabrielle Garon
Who are we?
I’m Gabrielle Garon
HR Coordinator at ImageX
@GabrielleGaron
Who are we?
I’m Brett Burns
Marketing Coordinator at ImageX
Co-Chair of PNW Drupal Summit
@BrettJohnBurns
Who are we?
Who are we?
Goals
What the… is Contribution Culture?
Define
Systemize
Celebrate
1. Define
Define#Buzzwords
#Hashtag
Innovation
Epic
Low Hanging Fruit
Selfie
The Cloud
Big Data
Anything 2.0
Mobile
Flat
Culture
Define
“A culture is the values and practices shared by the members of
the group. Company culture, therefore, is the shared value and
practices of the company’s employees.”
Define
DefineCulture? So what?
1.Engagement +
2.Empowerment =
3.Retention
DefineEnough with the Theory
1.Dream it
2.Build it
3.Live it
2. Systemize
SystemizeBuilding a Contributing Culture
Through programs and systems, create vehicles that mobilize your
mission to contribute
1.Accountability
2.Support
3.Incentivize
SystemizeAccountability
Hold team members accountable for their contributing actions.
Create objectives
Reporting
Devoted Dev Days
SystemizeSupport
Have the right support systems in place that will enable and empower
team members to contribute.
Mentorship
Encouragement
Financial Support
SystemizeIncentivize
Provide incentive for team members to encourage contribution.
Education fund
Speaker allowance
Employee referral program
But why should I contribute?
SystemizeWhy get Involved?
More contributions means less work for you.
SystemizeWhy get Involved?
Learn faster & gain influence.
SystemizeWhy get Involved?
More contributions = More business
SystemizeWhy get Involved?
More contributions attract great people.
Okay, but why create a system?
SystemizeWhy create a system?
1.If I know that there’s a system in place – what am “I”
going to do?
2.If you set up the system and the team member doesn’t
act accordingly… then maybe they’re not the right fit with
your culture.
SystemizeWhy create a system?
Without a system in place, there is no vehicle
to help mobilize your contribution culture.
How do I contribute?
SystemizeHow do I contribute?
1.Camps
2.Summits
3.DrupalCon
4.Drupal Association
5.Development
6.Themes
7.Distributions
8.Meetups
9.Local Drupal Users Groups
10.Presentations
3. Celebrate
Celebrate
Celebrate the little things.
Celebrate
Special nuance methods of celebration matter more.
Celebrate
Celebrate the individual and their accomplishment.
It’s not always what they did but HOW they did it.
Celebrate
Thank you!
Any Question?