Kelsey Hightower (@kelseyhightower) announced his retirement from Google this week. What comes next is unknown, but let’s take a few moments to appreciate the lessons he passed along to everyone.

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THE WORLD IS FULL OF SMART PEOPLE - BUT NOT ALL SMART IDEAS GET COMMUNICATED

Lots of people in the DevRel world want(ed) to be like Kelsey Hightower
He was a little bit like Keiser Sozer; he left a small footprint behind.

HOW DID KELSEY HIGHTOWER MAKE AN IMPACT ON YOUR TECH CAREER?

He spoke from a position of authority, that he created and demonstrated
He believed that community was bigger (and more important) than company
He seemed to believe in the rule of “2 vs 1” - listen more than talk
He didn’t take himself too seriously
He connected with crowds of people, and individual people
He highlighted the good more often than he criticized the bad
He was always demonstrating the art of the possible

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Kudos to Kelsey Hightower

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