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Kathy Sierra

What Kathy Sierra thinks about motivation

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Programming instructor and game developer; co-creator of O’Reilly’s Head First book series and author of Badass: Making Users Awesome (2015). Wrote the Creating Passionate Users blog from 2004 to 2007 and the Serious Pony blog from 2013 to 2014.

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5 dated positions, 2005 to 2013, in their own words. Our reading of what Kathy Sierra has said — not written or endorsed by them.

  1. Our readingFor non-professional performers, the audience attends a session for their own experience rather than for the presenter.

    Their wordsBecause unless you're a paid performer - musician, comedian, motivational speaker - you are not the reason they came to the conference. They are sitting in your session because of someone that matters far more to them than you: themselves. They are there for their own experiences, and "watching you present" is not one of those experiences.

    ↗Presentation Skills Considered Harmfulweb.archive.org 1st of 3 in this piece

  2. 7 years earlier

  3. Our readingProviding fabulous training materials is valuable for motivating and retaining users.

    Their wordsBottom line: never underestimate the value of providing fabulous training materials in getting--and keeping--users motivated to get better.

    ↗Creating Passionate Usersweb.archive.org 3rd of 3 in this piece

  4. 14 months earlier

  5. Our readingMicromanagement can lead to employees becoming unmotivated or acting like 'zombies'.

    Their wordsBut it's a downward spiral-- Micromanagement creates zombies. Of course micromanagers don't actually create zombies--they simply inspire (or force) zombieism on the job.

    ↗Creating Passionate Usersweb.archive.org 2nd of 3 in this piece

  6. 7 months earlier

  7. Our readingLearning and growth are the key components of passion.

    Their wordsThe more we analyze and reverse-engineer passion, the more we see learning and growth as a key component. No, not a key--the key.

    ↗Creating Passionate Usersweb.archive.org 1st of 3 in this piece

  9. Our readingIncreased knowledge and skill lead to increased passion.

    Their wordsThe more knowledge and skill someone has, the more passionate they become, and the more passionate they become, the more they try to improve their knowledge and skills.

    ↗Creating Passionate Usersweb.archive.org 2nd of 3 in this piece