DevOps Days MTL 2019 - Chuck Mountz Jr.
summary
Argues that a clear personal North Star and an 18–24 month plan turn vague career hopes into concrete steps: catalog key moments to extract values and strengths, pick a vision, prioritize 3–4 skills, then pursue networking, role experiences and skills work. Recommends tools that actually get results: a public Trello board for tracking, formal mentoring and external advisory boards, job rotations like Summer of Code, demos and pair programming. Cites a headline number — disengagement costs about $600 billion — to justify action.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:05Career development matters
- 4:00Engagement and fulfillment
- 7:58Empowerment vs emancipation
- 9:02Know your values and strengths
- 10:26Career vision building
- 13:40Actionable career plans
- 18:12Career journey example
- 21:44Track progress and conversations
- 23:31Maximize North Star and authenticity
- 24:54Resources and closing
- 26:04Q&A
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