Koryu as a model for leadership

Koryu

as a model for leadership

TITAN 2015, Karlskrona

Joep Schuurkes - @j19sch

my leadership in testing:

influencing my peers

peers: testers, developers, (project) managers

my leadership in testing:

context-driven testing

how to do testing / think about testing

strategy one:

reaching out

success: slim to none

of course, this is hard by definition

strategy two:

self-contained

success: irrelevant

strategy two:

does this mean I have given up?

Koryu

koryu, you say?

Japanese martial arts, 1400 - 1868 war vs dueling vs self-defence

So you want to join the ryu?

We don't care about you.

We care about the ryu.

Dave Lowry - http://shutokukan.org/join_the_ryu.html

So you want to join the ryu?

Find us

Prerequisites

Sincerity, politeness, patience

elitism; both easier and harder; talent not in the list

Why do koryu do this?

(one way to look at it)

family

heirloom

trust; knowledge and skills. We want the ryu to be strong.

so... context-driven testing

family = community

heirloom = school of thought

so... leadership in testing

do your thing

leave crumbs

reward curiosity and effort

Am I making any sense here?

thank you!

@j19sch

testingcurve.wordpress.com

Koryu as a model for leadership TITAN 2015, Karlskrona Joep Schuurkes - @j19sch