Seven Habits of Highly Effective

DevOpsDave Stagner, Congruence

http://congruence.io@davestagner

Inspired by Stephen Covey’s

Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

What does this have to do with DevOps?

Production and

Production Capability

The Seven Habits(Independence)

• Habit 1: Be Proactive

• Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind

• Habit 3: Put First Things First

The Seven Habits(interdependence)

• Habit 4: Think Win-Win

• Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then Be Understood

• Habit 6: Synergize

The Seven Habits(Continuous Improvement)

• Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw

DevOps is a human process

Independence

Habit 1: Be Proactive

Circle of concern Circle of influence

Habit 2: Begin with the end in mind

Imagination and conscience

Habit 3: Put First Things First

Urgent Not Urgent

Important Crisis Planning

Not Important

Interruptions Distractions

Interdependence

Habit 4: Think Win-Win

IntegrityMaturity

Abundance Mentality

Habit 5: Seek First to Understand,

Then Be Understood

Empathic Listening

Habit 6: Synergize

The whole is greater than the sum of its parts

Continuous Improvement

Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw

The Upward Spiral:Learn, Commit, Do

• We are techies. It’s more comfortable to focus on technical solutions.

• DevOps is a team effort.

• Focus on interpersonal skills.

-Stephen Covey

“Manage from the left,

lead from the right.”