Get your A-game on!

Levelling up your #opensource career!

@KathyReid on GitHub, Twitter, IRC, Slack etc

Level 0 Open Source * Developer

Game plan?

Attribution: Scott Swigart via Flickr.

Know thyself

Attribution: Tilemahos Efthimiadis "ΓΝΩΘΙ ΣΑΥΤΟΝ / ΨΥΧΗΣ ΙΑΤΡΕΙΟΝ". Δωμάτιο στο σπίτι του Σλήμαν (νυν Νομισματικό Μουσείο), Αθήνα via Flickr.

What drives you?

Attribution: Nichole Burrows via Flickr.

Motivations

External	Intrinsic
External stimuli - without which you would be less likely to apply effort or skill	Internal drivers which act independently of external forces
Performance based bonuses Recognition pieces - 'employee of the month' awards Horse trading for resources	Need for acceptance, social contact and social status Need for independence, power and autonomy Need for honour and pride in workmanship Need to know - curiosity about how things work

Flow State

Attribution: Wiki Commons

Mindsets

Fixed Mindset	Growth Mindset
Avoids challenges	Embraces challenges
Gives up easily	Has strong persistence
Sees effort as fruitless	Sees effort as the path to mastery
Ignores useful feedback	Learns from criticism
Is jealous of the success of others	Is inspired by, and learns from, the success of others

Level up! You win: Headdress of Growth Mindset

Learning styles

Visual	Aural	Reading / writing	Kinesthetic
Learns through imagery, visuals and symbols	Learns through listening and talking	Learns through reading and writing information	Learns by doing, through tactile input
Charts, diagrams, visualisations	Podcasts, verbal explanations, lectures, mnemonics	Written information, manuals, email instruction	Examples, demonstrations

Swordmaster: Level 2 is blocked!

The Secret World: skills in combination

Generic skillsets

Technical	Conceptual	Interpersonal
Platform and product specialisations Specific programming languages Hardware specialisations	Lifecycle management Quality assurance, continuous integration, continuous delivery Test-driven, behavour-driven, experience-driven development Product management, project management, infrastructure management	Gaining respect and authority Driving productivity and quality through influencing people Leading and facilitating organisational change Project sponsorship Mentoring and sponsorship Public speaking and presenting

Class: kernel hacker

Technical	Conceptual	Interpersonal
Knowledge of deep internals of Linux systems and the Linux kernel Concurrent programming techniques Strong programming skills in low level languages Deep knowledge of the particular area of kernel work - ie storage, file systems, networking, desktop environments etc.	Reverse engineering Quality assurance approaches Test-driven development Root cause analysis / component failure impact analysis Revision control - ie for submitting patches	Ability to engage appropriately on the LKML Skills to be able to handle the 'unique' nature of this community Skills to be able to handle the 'unique' nature of this community

Class: front-end dev

Technical	Conceptual	Interpersonal
Strong knowledge of HTML, CSS3 Strong knowledge of Javascript and related frameworks - Ember, React, D3 etc. Knowledge of graphical tools Knowledge of web servers - httpd, nginx, scripting etc	User experience design Accessibility and usability Project management skills	User requirements gathering, active listening Communication skills - for interacting with backend devs, the client User empathy for better design

Class: data scientist

Technical	Conceptual	Interpersonal
Statistical analysis tools - R, python, Processing.org etc Knowledge of visualisation tools Knowledge of graphical design tools Knowledge of statistical functions	User experience design Graphic design and aesthetic understanding Knowledge of statistics and statistical approaches	User requirements gathering, active listening Narrative story telling - telling a story through data for decision making

Is this lady going to get the job done? Hell yes.

Professional party

Attribution: Marco Hazard Lego Dungeons and Dragons - Roaming at the front via Flickr.

[mentor|sponsor]ship

Attribution: Deborah Bryant FOSDEM_Exhibits_day2 via Flickr.

Level up! You win: Elite Wand of Sponsorship

Talk feedback warmly welcomed

http://joind.in/talk/view/15898

References

Dweck, C. S. (2008). Can Personality Be Changed? The Role of Beliefs in Personality and Change. Current Directions in Psychological Science (Wiley-Blackwell), 17(6), 391–394.

Fagerholm, F., Sanchez Guinea, A., Borenstein, J., & Munch, J. (2014). Onboarding in Open Source Projects. IEEE Software, 31(6), 54–61.

Forret, M. L., & Dougherty, T. W. (2001). Correlates of Networking Behavior for Managerial and Professional Employees. Group & Organization Management, 26(3), 283.

Friday, E., Friday, S. S., & Green, A. L. (2004). A reconceptualization of mentoring and sponsoring. Management Decision, 42(5), 628–644. http://doi.org/10.1108/00251740410538488

Leite WL, Svinicki M, & Shi Y. (2010). Attempted validation of the scores of the VARK: learning styles inventory with multitrait-multimethod confirmatory factor analysis models. Educational & Psychological Measurement, 70(2), 323–339 17p. http://doi.org/10.1177/0013164409344507

Linehan, M. (2001). Networking for Female Managers’ Career Development: Empirical Evidence. Journal of Management Development, 20(10), 823–29.

Seibert, S. E., Kraimer, M. L., & Liden, R. C. (2001). A social capital theory of career success. Academy of Management Journal, 44(2), 219–237.

Sinclaire, J. K. . (2012). VARK Learning style and student satisfaction with traditional and online courses. International Journal of Education Research, 7(1), 77–89.

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