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Matthew Hawthorne at LeadDev West Coast 2023
Harness your power to create positive change, empower others, and prioritize diversity, inclusion, and growth in the workplace.
- Be aware of your power and use it to do good by mentoring, leading, and creating positive change.
- Cultural problems can be rooted in decisions made by individuals, which can have a wide impact.
- Minority engineers, particularly those from underrepresented groups, are often overworked and underplayed.
- As a leader, take responsibility for creating a good culture by empowering others and encouraging growth.
- Power phrases, such as “I don’t understand” or “Let’s partner on this”, can be used to navigate difficult situations.
- Negative power dynamics can be turned around by using questions instead of statements.
- It is important to prioritize and delegate tasks effectively to avoid overcommitting and burning out.
- Use your influence to challenge the status quo and push for positive change.
- Diversity and inclusion must be prioritized in the workplace to ensure everyone has an equal opportunity to grow and succeed.
- A no-meetings day can be a useful tool for productivity and focus, but it’s important to communicate with your team and manager about your availability.
- Effective mentoring involves building trust, being approachable, and providing feedback and guidance.
- Leadership requires using your power to empower others, challenge the status quo, and prioritize growth.
- Everyone has power, regardless of their role or position within the company, and it’s important to use it responsibly and effectively.
- Awkward silences can be an opportunity to build trust and improve communication.
- It’s important to be aware of your biases and use your privilege to advocate for others.
- Positive power dynamics can be created by using phrases such as “I’m not sure, but…”, “Can we…”, or “Let’s think about…”.
- Someone’s inaction can have a bigger impact than someone’s action, so it’s important to take responsibility for your decisions and actions.