look at the man in the mirror - the smart way for change management in personality

LOOK AT THE (WO)MAN IN THE MIRROR -THE SMART WAY FOR CHANGE

MANAGEMENT

Devopsdays Amsterdam 24th - 26th, June 2015@SabineBendixen

www.sof-it.de www.project-laas.comDonnerstag, 25. Juni 15

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ABOUT ME:FREELANCE CONSULTANT

MAIN TOPICS: COMMUNICATION, TEAM & CULTURE, LEADERSHIP, CHANGES

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WHAT DEVOPS IS IMHO:- a cultural mindset which offers plenty of opportunities for improving organizational structure

- the possibility to find / develop the most fitting set up for your team, your work & company


CHANGE HAPPENS ANYWAY-

• day by day

• with or without you

• But no matter which way you choose - it will always affect your life, your work - your success

• So better give change YOUR direction!


“IF YOU CAN´T SEE HOW YOUR INDUSTRY WILL BE AFFECTED BY UPCOMING IDEAS, CHANGE WILL HIT YOU FROM BEHIND!“

Shai Agassi, Founder of Better Placeat CeBIT Global Conferences 2015


SOME GIFTS FOR YOU!Donnerstag, 25. Juni 15

“LIFE IS LIKE A BOX OF CHOCOLATE, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU´RE GONNA GET!“

From Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks)


THE HEART AS A SYMBOL...

- for life (the organ which is pumping the blood through our bodies)

- for LOVE


TIME TO SAY:

I LOVE YOU

• for being here

• for being interested in sharing ideas

• for being curios about other people and their opinions


SPECIAL THANKS TO

ANDREI SERDELIUC @EXTRAORDINAIRE

FOR HIS INSPIRATIONAL BLOGPOST

“I LOVE YOU!“

HTTP://EXTRAORDINAIRE.ME/POST/117195963323/I-LOVE-YOU


http://extraordinaire.me/post/117195963323/i-love-you




DO YOU LOVE...

• what you do

• how you do it

• with whom you are doing it

• ?


YES OR NO:BOTH IS GREAT!

• changes are important to keep what you love!

If YES: If NO:

• Changes are necessary to return / come to love what you are doing!


PLEASE NOTE:

CHANGE IS NOT AUTOMATICALLY THE SAME AS PROGRESS!

VERY OFTEN CHANGE IS NEEDED TO KEEP AT LEAST THE STATUS QUO!


WE ARE ABLE TO CHANGE!


SO, WHY THE HELL DO

WE TALK THAT MUCH ABOUT THE DIFFICULTIES OF

CHANGING

INSTEAD OF SIMPLY DOING IT?


...BECAUSE OF EXPERIENCES, FEARS, LAZINESS, WRONG WAYS,

LACK OF MOTIVATION..


ONE BIG MISTAKES: STEP 4 AND 5 BEFORE 1 AND 2

organiza-tional

change

changingtools

cultural change individual change

START


BETTER:THE MORE SUSTAINABLE WAY...

personal change

culturalchange

organizational change

changing tools

Start Goalprocess & progress

closing ranks / merging


ANOTHER PROBLEM:SOMETIMES BIG NAMES

ARE FRIGHTENING!

With giving the baby of change for e.g. the big name “devops“,

this cute, little thing may turn into a scary beast

in another´s eyes!


THE BIGGEST MISTAKE:

WANTING TO CHANGE EVERYONE AND

EVERYTHING AT ONCE!


PLEASE RETURN THE BOXES!Donnerstag, 25. Juni 15

THE SYMBOL OF THE BOX...

• our own limitations

• We are living in a box!


INTRODUCING 3 QUOTES:

• “Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing!“ Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965)

• “We are who we choose to be!“ Green Goblin from Spider-Man

• “You cannot live your life to please others. The Choice MUST be YOURS!“ White Queen from Alice in Wonderland

Albert Schweitzer


YOU CAN´T CHANGE ANYBODY ANYWAY -

EXCEPT YOURSELF!


START WITH THE (WO)MAN IN THE MIRROR

• I´m starting with the man in the mirror - I´m asking him to change his way and no message could have been any clearer,

• if you wanna make this world a better place - take a look at yourself - and then make a change!

Michael Jackson, Man in the mirror, 1987


FIRST STEPS FOR YOUR OWN CHANGE:


HAVE A LOOK AT YOUR OWN BOX - YOUR

LIMITATIONS!

private life workinfluencing

A holistic approach


1. IDENTIFY YOUR OWN GOALS2. Which are the main and important

skills to reach these goals?

from BILD Zeitung, Summer 2000


SELF-PERCEPTION AND FEEDBACK

Analyze your self-perception!

Get feedback!Ask questions & listen!

Ask many - questions & people!

Make a comparison between:

self-perception : feedback : what you need to reach your goal!

=What you have to work

on!

Not knownto others

Known toothers

Known to self Not known to self

OPEN BLIND

HIDDENUN-

KNOWN

johari-window, 1955 by Joseph Luft &Harrington Ingham


ARE YOU REALLY READY FOR IT?Are you willing to leave your comfort zone?

comfortzone

where the magic

happens

Trust

Courage

your way


ONE DECISION TO BE DONE:

• “Do, or do not. There is no ´try`!“ Yoda from Star Wars


Slight steps of personal change - huge effects

YOU

the actual ´you`

a good rangeof change

a small step for you

a huge effect on others

too big

much too big


ONLY 1 OR 2 STEPS AT ONCE

few steps at oncelead to success

success motivatesyou

others will recognize it

it will motivate &encourage them

they will follow in gentle steps

that will motivate you


trans-parency


YOUrealizing that smth.

isn´t ok!Thinking about what is to

change and how!Starting the process!

The time lag

Othershear you

talk about it! start realizing it!start thinking

about it!

The time lag

Be patient!Donnerstag, 25. Juni 15

BE AWARE:

“Don´t ever let somebody tell you you can´t do something, not even me. You dream, you gotta protect it! People can´t do

something themselves, they wanna tell you you can´t do it. If you want something, go get it. Period!“

Chris Gardener (Will Smith), The Pursuit of Happyness


WITH THE FIRST

MULTIPLIERSTHE

INFLUENCE ON OTHERS

WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY!


NEVER EVER PUSH - ALWAYS PULL!

PRESSURE CAUSES COUNTER-PRESSURE!


“ WE CANNOT TEACH PEOPLE ANYTHING; WE CAN

ONLY HELP THEM TO DISCOVER IT WITHIN

THEMSELVES!“ Galileo Galilei


WITH DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING A NEW ART

OF BEHAVIOR, A NEW MIND SET AND CULTURE -

A STRUCTURAL / ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE WILL ALWAYS BE WELCOME!


This slight way of change needs to be prepared very

well and it takes some time - like building up

a strong fundament -but in the end it will work

and be sustainable!

80:20 principlePARETO

pers-onal ch.

cult-uralch.

organizational change

changing tools

Start Goalprocess & progress

merge


“ALL WE HAVE TO DECIDE IS WHAT TO DO WITH THE TIME THAT IS GIVEN TO US.“

from Lord of the Rings: The fellowship of the Ring

Stop talking about something has to be changed;take a risk and

start with yourself!Because someone has to!


THANK YOU VERY MUCH &Donnerstag, 25. Juni 15

FROM TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY

Follow me on twitter : @SabineBendixen

www.sof-it.dewww.project-laas.com

“Hasta la vista, Baby!“






SPECIAL THANKS TO...• Maik Wojcieszak @tmlsoftware

• Katy Beveridge• Picture: Change http://forevertwentysomethings.com

• Picture: Shai Agassi www.cebit.de

• Picture: Albert Schweitzer www.wikipedia.org

• Picture: Man in the Mirror www.genius.com

• Picture: Football BILD Zeitung 6/2000

• Book: Our Iceberg is melting John Kotter / Holger Rathgeber www.panmacmillan.com; 9/2006

• Picture: Fundament www.gartenhaus.org


http://forevertwentysomethings.com

http://forevertwentysomethings.com

http://www.cebit.de

http://www.cebit.de

http://www.wikipedia.org

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http://www.genius.com

http://www.genius.com

http://www.panmacmillan.com

http://www.panmacmillan.com

http://www.gartenhaus.org

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