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continuous learning

Aim for diversity in experience - try an enterprise, try a startup, use a legacy stack and use something bleeding edge that you never even quite working. Being able to compare and contrast all the various approaches to solving a problem will serve you will as a skill.

listen, evolve and learn!

I agree @carmendeardo

continuous education and presenting skills (the key to upward mobility)

Find a mentor to learn from who provides supportive & honest feedback.

to not purely focus on the tech side of your career - learn about economics, psychology, anything of interest really. It all connects

@fgoulding presenting with \ without powerpoint :)

Welcome! Be ready to learn new things every day and be ready to be amazed

Look outside and don't take your knowledge for granted. Keep evolving.

try to rotate throught a variety of roles outside IT of find someway of really understanding your internal/external customers

never stop learning and adapting. the beauty of technology is that it is never boring and that it is changing all the time. just follow it's flow and don't be afraid to learn new things/skills

always be open to new thoughts and ideas and also have faith in youself and your ability to be successful. That you can learn from others and also that you have valuable ideas to contribute.

@MircoHering Yes! Learn philosophy, history, finance....

Try to automate yourself out of your current role - so that you can get to the better role

spend as much time investing in people skills and technical skills

@topopal automate and/or document yourself out of your role :)

@dominicad great advice Dominica.

best thing i have ever done - a presentation course. You will so often have to present to get buyin

Q for the group - How can newbies find good mentors?

Don't be afraid to reach out to people, regardless how well known they are. You'll be surprised. Also having different mentors for different aspects you want to improve.

b/c it goes both ways - mentors and mentees need mutual respect & admiration for each other.

@dominicad good question!

@dominicad true leadership includes fostering and supporting others. Usually there are folks in the organization (your peers) who can help you find leaders who are willing to do this. Sometimes just having coffee with folks to see if there's a connection is a good way to start

@manupaisable ask! Totally agree = this community love to share

I think "Slow down to speed up" I was always too busy when I was younger to find time for coaching, mentoring and regular learning.

@dominicad agree - have to start with Respect for People... that

As a mentor you can always learn from the mentee too - i love learning from people who bring a new pair of eyes

@Ben_Grinnell couldn't agree more - we strive for maximum utilization, rather than the "right" activities.

@dominicad following the gut feeling when choosing mentor is important. you have to have a connection with somebody and appreciate not just what they achieved but how they achieved it. those shld be your mentors

Some of the amazing talks from @topopal and @dominicad have been great examples and provided inspiration on what we can here. When folks see what is possible, then they realize it's not just some theory.

The stories are the best! So inspiring to hear how orgs have moved the needle on evolving toward lean thinking.

@carmendeardo Thanks for the kind words

It’s always so great meeting new people and learning from other’s experiences. Connecting and collaborating is always one of my favorite parts of attending/speaking

that it is okay that everyone has a different approach - there is not one right answer.

I've always enjoyed the professional networking - you never know how you'll be able to partner with the amazing folks you meet there in the future.

I have learnt that "I am not alone"

@dominicad new stories always give me a new perspective!

The stories on how companies like Capital One, Target, Disney, the Federal government, .. etc. have improved not only how they deliver for the business but how they have improved the lives of IT workers are very inspirational.

@carmendeardo I LOVE your talks b/c it's like you're just having a conversation with the audience. #authentic #funny #intriguing

Personal advice - look for sessions that are not the obvious ones. Go to something that is new and different for you rather than the session which will likely confirm your ideas. I learn so much from the sessions that seem contradict my opinion.

You need strong leaders for successful transformation, and all the speakers are great examples of courage and positive attitude.

Failure stories are equally (if not more) important than the success stories

the focus on building a learning network across the conference. From the 3 questions we still need help with on the last slide of each speaker to the selection of sponsors who want learn more than sell

@MircoHering great answer Mirco. There are a lot of ways to be successful and each company needs to find their own way. Hearing different stories reinforces that and also shows the commonalities like getting culture right, investing and respecting people, etc.

@TopoPal failure is an opportunity to learn - so as not to make the same mistakes in the future!

@TopoPal Yes - DOES is a safe place to talk about what didn't work so well. Keeps the talks real and helps audience learn.

@TopoPal We all learn more from failure than success - but standing in public talking about failure takes lots of courage

@MircoHering the sharing takes real courage!

@DOES_EUR the focus on building a learning network across the conference. From the 3 questions we still need help with on the last slide of each speaker to the selection of sponsors who want learn more than sell

Thomas A. Edison : "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work"

It's going to be my first DOES as a presenter but I'm also looking forward to learning new things as an attendee :)

@j4lenn Spot on!!

I will attend it for the first time this year; I hope I can learn some new ways to approach similar problems as some of the experts attending have and exchange some ideas. And maybe my story will help somebody as well :-)

@TopoPal agree. We are all going to struggle and it won't be easy but it's worth it when you start to see people believe and replace cynicism with hope.

@thebabymonster Looking forward to having you with us, Jelena!

@RobertEStroud Talks can be like group therapy, you share the ways you have failed and you realise others have to. And you all together learn from those failures.

failure is another building block for success

I"ve learned that just about everyone has similar probs.

@MircoHering DOES therapy - I'll take it!

hearing about some of the progress (or set backs) repeat speakers have experienced over the past year

hearing about some of the progress (or set backs) repeat speakers have experienced over the past year