1. Why Goals Matter
PAUL “BEARZ” BARANAY
L3 – BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
Northeast judge
conference
Winter 2014
2. • Provide focus for an
event.
• Something to strive
towards.
• Distinguish yourself
during event selection.
Why Do Goals Matter?
3. Qualities of Goal-Setters
• Rules and Policy Knowledge
• Leadership, Presence, & Charisma
• Mentorship
• Teamwork and Diplomacy
• Penalty and Policy Philosophy
• Communication Skills
• Attitude and Maturity
• Self-Evaluation
• Assessment of Other Judges
• Program Construction & Philosophy
• Stress and Conflict Management
• Investigations
4. Qualities of Goal-Setters
• Rules and Policy Knowledge
• Leadership, Presence, & Charisma
• Mentorship
• Teamwork and Diplomacy
• Penalty and Policy Philosophy
• Communication Skills
• Attitude and Maturity
• Self-Evaluation
• Assessment of Other Judges
• Program Construction & Philosophy
• Stress and Conflict Management
• Investigations
5. • Ask Culture - It's OK
to ask for anything at
all, but you might get
“no” for an answer.
• Guess Culture - You
avoid putting a request
into words unless
you're pretty sure the
answer will be yes.
Guessers and Askers
http://ask.metafilter.com/55153/Whats-the-middle-ground-between-FU-and-Welcome
7. “Have fun, see old friends,
make new friends, don’t
screw up” are not goals;
they are minimum
expectations.
– Riki Hayashi
Setting “Good” Goals
8. • Some possible starting points:
• Time: Event-specific or long-term.
• Scope: Local community, state, region…
• Person: Yourself, or others.
• Self: Areas for improvement and strengths.
• What level do you want to be? Why?
• What events do you want to work? Why?
• What role do you want to have? Why?
• Who are your role models? Why?
Setting “Good” Goals
10. • State exactly what
you hope to
accomplish.
• What?
• Who?
• Where?
• When?
• Why?
• Write things down!
Specific
11. • If a goal isn’t
measureable, it’s
impossible to know
how close you are to
realizing it.
• Motivational.
• Break into parts.
• Write things down!
Measureable
13. • Goals should be in the
“growth zone” –
challenging, but not
impossible.
• How can I accomplish this
goal?
• What are my resources?
• Local judges and players
• Regional Coordinator /
Regional Captain
Attainable
14. • Relevant goals drive
you and your team
forward.
• Is this the right
time?
• Are you the right
person?
Relevant
15. • Set a deadline for
yourself.
• Tell others about
your deadline.
• Designate someone else
who is allowed to hold
you accountable.
• What do you do if
you slip up?
Time-bound
16. • Evaluate
• Re-evaluate
• Judge context:
• Reviews
• Self-reviews
• Event-specific or not
SmartER Goals?
17. • Communicate your
goals.
• Head Judge
• Team Lead
• Team members
• Basically anyone!
• Check in with each other
periodically about your
goals.
Goals at Events
18. • Good goals:
• Succinct.
• Specific to that event
or that type of event.
• Distinguish yourself.
• Judge managers vary.
Goals on Cover Letters
19. • Review another judge.
• Specific?
• Attainable?
• Measurable?
• Relevant?
• Time-bound?
• Review an L3+ at my next
GP and finish the review
within two weeks.
Goal Workshop
20. • Head Judge a PTQ.
• Specific?
• Attainable?
• Measurable?
• Relevant?
• Time-bound?
• Talk to my RC about Head
Judging a PTQ when I see him at
the judge conference in March.
• Ask the Head Judge of my next
PTQ in February if I can shadow
him.
Goal Workshop
21. • Gain more experience so I
can test for Level 2.
• Specific?
• Attainable?
• Measurable?
• Relevant?
• Time-bound?
Goal Workshop
22. • Improve my communication
with other judges so I can
achieve better customer
service and happier players.
• Ask an L2 on staff to quiz
me about casting spells.
• Talk to the L3 Head Judge
about scheduling a test date.
• Write a review of the Head
Judge of my next event.
Goal Workshop
24. • Review the 12 Qualities and
work on my a self-review on
Monday.
• Request to work with a
specific L3 at GP DC who
can write me a rec.
• Share my plans with my RC.
• Ask my mentors/friends to
help me rate myself in each
of the Qualities.
Goal Workshop
25. • Head Judge a Legacy Open.
• Specific?
• Attainable?
• Measurable?
• Relevant?
• Time-bound?
• Sometimes, the end point
isn’t actually relevant.
• Perhaps your goal should be to
become the kind of judge that
would be capable of Head
Judging an Open.
Goal Workshop
26. • Guess Culture, Ask Culture
• SMART goals:
• Specific
• Measureable
• Attainable
• Relevant
• Time-bound
• Communication is key.
Recap
The purpose/goal is to give you tools to become a better judge
What’s the audience of this talk?
Everyone, but especially:
L1’s interested in advancing to L2, applying for bigger events
L2’s working on making their GPs more effective, thinking towards
L2’s and others who are Team Leads/Head Judges for big events and wanting to help the development of other judges
Leadership by example
Communication – clearly articulating and formulating goals, and communication them to others
Attitude and Maturity – work ethic, time management
Self-evaluation – knowing what you need to advance and improve, knowing your weaknesses
Leadership by example
Communication – clearly articulating and formulating goals, and communication them to others
Attitude and Maturity – work ethic, time management
Self-evaluation – knowing what you need to advance and improve, knowing your weaknesses
Guess Culture and Ask Culture is a fable and a paradigm; it’s a way of looking at reality, not necessarily reality itself
“One of my wife's distant friends has attempted to invite herself to stay with us, again. She did this last March, and we used the excuse of me starting a new job and needing to do x, y, and z as well as the "out of town" excuse for any remaining dates. This got us off scot-free, but we both knew the time would come again... and it's here. We need a final solution.”
What kind are you?
https://www.facebook.com/jamisontasha/posts/10202296691034329?stream_ref=10
Neither is “bad” or “better”
Judging has bits of both
You will generally need to *ask* if you want to get things like Day 2 main event, HJ a large side event, Team Lead at a PTQ or SCG Open, especially if you have never done any of these things before.
Communication in both directions is ideal; e.g. Nicholas Sabin
Why is this relevant to this talk?
https://www.facebook.com/jamisontasha/posts/10202296691034329?stream_ref=10
Importance of self-assessment
Self: Consult reviews!
Person used to say “who do you want to work with?
Moving beyond wanting to “be The Guy”
Motivation – positive (I’m so close!), guilt, negative
John Alderfer alluded to this in his own talk earlier
“Challenging, but not impossible”
Personal example: Ice Imports’ first PTQ. I may have been the right person, but it wasn’t the right time for them.
This is the part of the talk that’s for those who are L2+, who want to be L2, who want to Head Judge or Team Lead at events
i.e. (not just at the end-of-day debrief).
(context: a PTQ application)
(context: a PTQ application)
“checklisting”?
What does it mean to be “looking towards L3”?
Ask people how they would refine this goal
“checklisting”?
Ask people how they would refine this goal
Browsing through my old facebook posts i came across my fearless magical inventory. (read next level magic) and decided that I wanted to do something like that for judging. I am not going to post a whole self review, just more of a goal of mine, that I want to be public, so anyone with advice can chime in, and to motivate me to pursue this a little more.
Someday, I want to head judge a Star City Open.
for the next few months I am working on getting really solid with policy and the comp rules section by section, what should I work on from there?
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I think it's important to consider that having a goal is often less important than the way you go about accomplishing it.
Phrased differently: I think your goal shouldn't be to Head Judge an Open. Rather, your goal should be to become the kind of judge that would be capable of Head Judging an Open.
That said, here's a few thoughts.
* Talk with other judges who have judged SCG Opens (e.g. Casey Brefka, Michael Caffrey) and the path they walked to get there. Legacy Open Head Judges are usually advanced L2s.
* Being up front about your goals with your RC is always helpful.
* Being offered a Head Judge spot requires being noticed. Mastering rules and policy are important, but so are how you carry yourself on the floor and establishing a lasting relationship with a particular TO.
* Ask for team lead positions at SCG Opens, PTQs, etc. Leading 3-4 people is a good way of proving you can handle bigger responsibilities.
* Similarly, try to get Head Judge spots at other events (SCG IQ's, charity events, large pre-releases, possibly PTQs).
When you floor judge other events, mention your goal to the HJ. Ask if you can shadow them on appeals and investigations, and talk to them about the logistics leading up to/during/after the event.
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