Communication

Communication is the basis of every great team and is often misinterpreted as a soft skill which is not required for engineering. The opposite is the case actually. Good engineering requires great communication skills.

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1. Communication by Ömer Avci @ grandcentrix
2. Soft Skills
3. Joining our team
4. Google switched from technical heavy interviews to more soft skill checks1 1 The surprising thing Google learned about its employees.
5. Good engineering requires great communication
6. Our colleagues are nice to each other
7. Really nice
8. Too nice
9. ...
10. We don’t talk about things we don‘t like
11. ... because we want to be nice
12. I like him and I don’t want him to be embarrassed in front of everybody.
13. What if he doesn’t like me anymore?
14. ...
15. Feedback Culture
16. Give & accept feedback
17. Constructive Feedback
18. → Be polite and respectful → Don't beat the bush → Good intent → Make suggestions how to improve it
19. With that said...
20. Who would give Martin & Ralf feedback?
21. !
22. Fearless Feedback at Apple2 2 Steve Jobs Demanded Fearless Feedback And So Should You.
23. Any questions?
24. If you like this... We are hiring ! grandcentrix.jobs
25. Thank you ❤ by Ömer Avci @ grandcentrix