HOW to ESCAPE
THE CULT OF
EXPERTISE
Growth Mindset & how the words
"I don't know" can save you
Leta Keane (@LetaCodes)
LAND ACKnOWLEDGE
MENT
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The
Cult of
Expertise
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Heirarchical
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Exclusive
Controlling
Seductive
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Solitary
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GENIUS
HYPER-LOGICAL
ULTRA-CONFIDENT
Solitary
Don't ask for help
GENIUS
Never say "I don't know"
Hyper-Logical
Never acknowledge emotions
Be arrogant
Ultra-Confident
SO WHAT?
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Collaboration
Learning
Innovation
Inclusion
Safety to fail
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NO SHAME IN NOT KNOWING
EXCITEMENT
TO LEARN & teach
SHAME
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So how do we fix it?
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Be a rookie
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Be a rookie
it's not about amount of knowhow
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it's about growth mindset.
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the magic of
YET
YET
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Confident
~ not ~
Arrogant
Helpful
~ NOT ~
hoarding
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EUSTRESS
(literally "beneficial stress")
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knowledge
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Skill
understanding
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knowledge
Skill
understanding
How to make space for Rookies
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VULN
ERAB
ILITY
VULN
ERAB
ILITY
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LIFE IS JUST ... WAY MORE FUN AS AN ENTHUSIASTIC ROOKIE
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LIFE IS JUST ... WAY MORE FUN AS AN ENTHUSIASTIC ROOKIE
leta keane
leta@turing.io
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that person
from the thing
.com
@turingschool
leta keane
leta@turing.io
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Thanks!
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Escaping The Cult of Expertise (Cream City Code 2019)
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