Office politics for the thin-skinned developer

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Update 2013-12-01: video updated to the version recorded at Madison Ruby 2013; the Kalamazoo X video is still embedded at the bottom of this post.

I did a presentation about how developers can start to dip their toes in the water of effecting change in their teams and organizations based on my experiences as a consultant navigating highly-charged political environments.

In addition to the video above, here’s a copy of the slides as I presented them at Madison Ru

I hope you enjoy it! As always, feel free to reach out to me if you have any feedback!

Below is video of the talk as I presented it at Kalamazoo X in April 2013:

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