# Jon's Manager Readme

**Technical Director at Social Point**

# **Jon’s README**

This document contains some info about me. We can use it to guide our conversation and get to know each other better.

# **1:1s - What is this meeting?**

One-on-ones (1o1s) are regular meetings that give us an opportunity to speak privately. At a minimum we will meet once per year. This is a meeting for you and you should to set the agenda but I can provide a framework.

I will meet with my direct reports on a weekly basis. The meetings will only be 15-30 minutes long in most cases but we can extend if needed. I like to track your current happiness and any achievements or problems you may be having. I also like suggestions for becoming a better leader.

# **About me**

Hi, my name is Jon. I am 37 years old.

I was born in the USA in 1981 and moved to Germany in 2001.

I have a wife (Kathi) who moved with me to Barcelona and three sons (Jonny, Daniel and Elijah) who still live in Germany.

# **Some of my interests**

I love video games, especially fighting games. I currently play SFV, DBFZ, PUBG and a little bit of Fortnite. On mobile I am playing Clash Royale, Hustle Castle and Monster Legends!

# **My work history**

I joined the US military in 1998 and worked as a medical technician for 4 years . During this time I studied computer science from the back of a tank. I started work as an e-commerce developer in 2002 and joined the gaming industry in 2010.

# **My values**

I try to be honest in all things. I will never (knowingly) lie to you. I will not disclose any confidential information. I try to care for the physical and emotional health of my co-workers. I believe laughter is important and you will often hear me laughing. I value open communication and support a direct feedback culture.

# **My job**

- I build teams of happy developers. You should have a clear career and personal growth plan.
- I collaborate with you, product management and VPs to create technical goals.
- I am responsible for the product architecture and technical roadmap.
- I will continually fight to improve the quality of our product and development processes.

# **My personal performance is evaluated based on...**

- Feedback from co-workers.
- Changes in operational metrics (e.g. bugs, uptime, etc.).
- Changes in development metrics (e.g. delivering work on time, complexity points per sprint, etc.).
- Changes in supportive metrics (e.g. staff turnover, satisfaction, etc.)  

# **Our team productivity is evaluated by our...**

- Morale, comfort and “safety to fail”.
- Trust and dependability between team members/leadership.
- Communication (Internal/external) and knowledge sharing.
- Individual and team initiative and autonomy.
- Product and project ownership and responsibility distribution.
- Team structure, tasking and development workflow.

# **My expectations for you**

- Respect yourself. Understand that you are valuable for this company and responsible for your own actions.
- Respect your co-workers. This includes speaking respectfully and showing up to meetings on time.
- Be honest about your mistakes. The team must support you.
- Always give your best effort.

**Any questions?**