Learn. Reflect. Repeat - How we run internal hackdays and other event

Learn. Reflect. Repeat - How we run internal hackdays and other events - Melinda Seckington

impostor syndrome: you're not the only one who feels like this

impostor syndrome is caused by our assumptions about the world around us
raise your hands if you've ever felt like this, and look around (most people raised hands)
space and time to learn and fail

embrace failure
- it's not something to be ashamed of
- it's a part of learning
- "If you aren't experiencing failure, then you are making a far worse mistake: you are being driven by the desire to avoid it" ~ Ed Catmull, Creativity, Inc.
there are no stupid questions
- google something if you don't know it
- "Every question is a cry to understand the world" - Carl Sagan
trust people to do the right thing
- everyone in your team is working towards a common goal - trust that they know what to do, what they can and can't do
treat people like grown ups
- you shouldn't need to restrict people if you're trusting them
- suggestion: don't require PRs, leave it up to the developer to decide if the code needs it
don't think you can't do one thing, because your role if for another
give constructive feedback

learn on your own
- start a library
  - books
  - articles
  - blog posts
  - videos
- take online courses
learn from each other
- pairing and collaboration
- weekly learning hour
  - teach something you think others might find useful, it can be anything
- give lightning talks
- hackdays
  - get everyone involved
  - combine people wouldn't normally work together
- share what you learn at conferences
- invite external speakers
- collaborate with other companies
learn by teaching
- write a blog post
- give a talk
take time to reflect
- sprint retrospective
- incident / project retrospective
- personal retrospective
repeat
- there's no use just done something once. Keep doing it!

Where do you see yourself in a year's time?