Welcome

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Agenda

6.15 Welcome, Intro, Notices

6.20 The Slot – Leading out - Reuben

6.30 The Main Event – ElasticSearch – Sebastian

7.30 Refreshments & Chat

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Intros

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The Slot – Leading OutTHE IMPORTANCE OF LEADING IN ALL DIRECTIONS

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Leading Down

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Leading Across

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Leading Up

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Leading Up

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The Slot – Leading Out

• Is sometimes confused with the Jedi mind trick

• Gives you options & strategies to not lose hope

• Forces to understand the relationship & political landscape

• Develops empathy for the role your boss is held accountable for

• Gives you perspective

• Requires accountability – Leaders lead

Leading Out

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The Slot – Leading Out

Leading Out

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The Slot – Leading Out

• Requires more thought – very dynamic

• At the end of the day, it seems corporate boundaries trump

• Need to “extend” leading up

• Need to understand the business priorities of the client

• Manage tensions between business and client priorities

• Get some solid specific data, e.g. tracking, audit, click streams

Review

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The Slot – Leading Out

• We always need more leaders

• Leaders by definition are held accountable

• Use of different strategies when leading

• Produce better code