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

@LetaCodes

that person
from the thing
.com

@turingschool

leta keane

leta@turing.io

@LetaCodes

Thanks!

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