Unquantified Serendipity: Diversity in Development

Unquantified Serendipity Diversity in Development Quintessence Anx, Technical Evangelist @QuintessenceAnx DEVLIT-4003

Agenda • Introduction • Why we hire people – broad discussion • Looking at our perceptions • How we can maximize mentoring our new: • • Employees • Interns / Jrs How we can reach people DEVLIT-4003 © 2020 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 3

Why do we hire people? DEVLIT-4003

Our perceptions DEVLIT-4003

How does serendipity factor in? Video 2 DEVLIT-4003 Photo credit: photo Tanisha Meier, edit Max Felner on Unsplash

What is the current state of diversity? DEVLIT-4003

What can we do? DEVLIT-4003

Life is a series of experiences DEVLIT-4003

Mindset Matters DEVLIT-4003

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So let’s shift our minds. DEVLIT-4003

Coach, don’t rescue Photo by Jeffrey F Lin on Unsplash DEVLIT-4003 © 2020 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public

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Video 2 Support different learning styles Photos by NESA by Makers (L) and Eliabe Costa (R) on Unsplash DEVLIT-4003 © 2020 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public

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Proactive Resilience vs Passive Acceptance DEVLIT-4003

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Explicit onboarding DEVLIT-4003

Job titles: they definitely matter DEVLIT-4003

“Hiring Nucleus” DEVLIT-4003

Welcome with coffee* * Or tea, if that’s your preference Photo by Helena Lopes on Unsplash DEVLIT-4003 © 2020 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public

Before you go… • There are many ways that we can support new employees and new people in our professional networks • Some of those ways include: • Being open to different learning styles • Empowering people to learn and grow (rather than doing for them) • Informing them of relevant hiring practices in the industry, such as “who to know” and “what titles to seek”. DEVLIT-4003 DEVLIT-4003 © 2020 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public

Before you go… • There are many ways that we can support new employees and new people in our professional networks • Some of those ways include: • Being open to different learning styles • Empowering people to learn and grow (rather than doing for them) • Informing them of relevant hiring practices in the industry, such as “who to know” and “what titles to seek”. • For more questions: please join the WebEx room DEVLIT4003 • Help me iterate – complete the survey and tell me your thoughts! DEVLIT-4003 DEVLIT-4003 © 2020 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public

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