With continuous changes in how people communicate, we often face anger, irritation, and selfishness. In this talk, we discuss how to bring kindness to the enterprise and open-source, and how to ensure that these “kind practices” are successfully adopted by the teams of any size.
Creator of CoffeeScript, Backbone.js, Underscore, etc.
Creator of CoffeeScript, Backbone.js, Underscore, etc.
Never a good reason to be rude - no benefit
Angry letter
Abraham Lincoln used to write letters when angry but never send them
Not always need for a rush for constant improvements - stop and appreciate what was done
Share proactive, positive feedback
Tell them (juniors) that they have a talent
Example
Coby O'Brien and his father story - 11 years old, zero points, got positive feedback has been working ever since
Never a good reason to be rude - no benefit
Angry letter
Abraham Lincoln used to write letters when angry but never send them
Not always need for a rush for constant improvements - stop and appreciate what was done
Share proactive, positive feedback
Tell them (juniors) that they have a talent
Example
Coby O'Brien and his father story - 11 years old, zero points, got positive feedback has been working ever since
Never a good reason to be rude - no benefit
Angry letter
Abraham Lincoln used to write letters when angry but never send them
Not always need for a rush for constant improvements - stop and appreciate what was done
Share proactive, positive feedback
Tell them (juniors) that they have a talent
Example
Coby O'Brien and his father story - 11 years old, zero points, got positive feedback has been working ever since
Need more proactive feedback
People don`t own you fixing the bug
CoC for many is like Terms and Conditions
So easy to say bad things to faceless avatart
So easy to say bad things to faceless avatart
Need more proactive feedback
Keep partners in check
Need more proactive feedback
Indeed open source
Need more proactive feedback
Take care of your travel (spend more, lounges)
Exercise
Have metrics