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W H Y I S I T S O D A M N H A R D T O H I R E A D E V O P ?
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B O Y D …
• It’s not a woman’s issue
• It’s a problem of culture
• Independently!!!
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R U L E S F R O M T H E B O O K
• Say the rule, write it down, and act on it
• Assholes will hire other assholes
• Get rid of assholes fast
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R U L E S F R O M T H E B O O K
• Treat certified assholes as incompetent employees
• Power breeds nastiness
• Embrace the power-performance paradox
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R U L E S F R O M T H E B O O K
• Manage moments - not just practices, polices and systems
• Model and teach constructive confrontation
• Adopt the one asshole rule
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B O T T O M L I N E
• Link big policies to small decencies
https://goo.gl/cC0tER
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S U M M A R Y F O R E N G I N E E R S
• Have strong opinions
• Hold them weakly
• Thanks Chris
– T H E AT X N O A S S H O L E P L E D G E
“I will not be an asshole. I will stop assholery when I witness it.”
– T H E AT X N O A S S H O L E P L E D G E
“I will not be an asshole. I will stop assholery when I witness it.”
– T H E AT X N O A S S H O L E P L E D G E
“I will not be an asshole. I will stop assholery when I witness it.”
– T H E AT X N O A S S H O L E P L E D G E
“I will not be an asshole. I will stop assholery when I witness it.”
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K E I T H C A S E Y D I S A G R E E S
• “asshole” is offensive
• It’s counter to the cultural change you want
• Is he right?
• https://goo.gl/nHQ217
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K E I T H M A K E S A G O O D P O I N T
• He is not wrong
• I might be wrong
• My strong opinion is weakly held
“Regardless of what you name the behavior, our tolerance is inhibiting our progress as a
profession.”
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S T O P T H E A S S H O L E R Y