Developing
Peopleware
"The real voyage of discovery consists not
in seeking new landscapes, but in having
new eyes.”
— Marcel Proust
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ABOUT ME
Luiz Gonzaga dos Santos Filho
.* Software
www.luiz.in
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WHAT’S FOR TODAY?
Philosophy Psychology
Behaviour
Mind set Soft Skills
Com
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unication
Leadership
Self-awareness
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CONTEXT
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Development
Technical leadership
Internship
Startups
Corporations
Government
Management
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Interviews
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LEADERSHIP
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LEADERS,
BE
USELESS
!
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LEADERS,
BE
"USELESS"
!
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WHO NEVER…
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INSTEAD OF…
Merely
focus on results
• Why we do it? (Reason,
purpose)
• How? (Can you help?)
• Remove obstacles and
allow them to do what
they do best
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INSTEAD OF…
“Your way”
• Motivates collaborations
and active engagement in
decision taking
• Share your line of thought
that lead to your decision.
Ask for feedback.
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The art of listening is like a light
that dissipates ignorance’s
darkness
— Dalai lama
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PSST!…
…listen!
…silence yourself…
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“BOSSES",
UPDATE YOURSELVES!
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IN A NUTSHELL:
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Try not to be
a dick
— Buddha
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>_ awareness mode on
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KNOW WHERE YOU ARE
KNOW WHERE YOU WANT
TO BE
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SHAPED
PROFESSIONALS
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Don’t be afraid
to adapt
to make it differently
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Don’t be afraid
of confrontation
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GATHER
all rules and techniques;
then forget them all and
cede to
inspiration
— Auguste Rodin
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We must do everything we can to
develop our rationality, but it is in
its own development that rationality
recognizes reason’s limits, and start
the dialog with the irrationable
— EDGAR MORIN
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“For who’s a hammer,
every problem’s a nail”
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– Napoleon Hill
Go the extra mile
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LONG STORY SHORT
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• We’re technical people, but we need so much
more than techniques only!
• We need to know how to communicate
better! Arguments, ideas, expectations,
feedbacks
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• We got to know ourselves better!
• Know how to contextualize ourselves; know
our limits and our pontential.
• How to lead others if we can’t even lead
ourselves?
• How to develop a team if I myself am just
what they made of me?
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Find or imbue
purpose
and make it our fuel
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RIGHT… WHAT NOW?
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The unexamined
life
doesn’t worth
to be
lived
— Socrates
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Take the reins of
your future, developing
your vision, or someone
else will do it for you
— Jack Welch
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• Self confidence
• Emotional stability
• Fear of judgement
• Vulnerability
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• Dealing with people
• Speak with diplomacy
• Technical knowledge
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• Self confidence
• Ego check?
• Vulnerability
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• What you want
• What the market wants from you
• When, what and how to negotiate
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• Self confidence
• How to communicate your ideas
• Context analyzis
BOOKS
• Seth Godin - Icarus Deception; The Dip; Tribe
• Flávio Augusto - Geração de Valor
• John Powell - Why Am I Afraid to Tell You Who I
Am?
• Michael Lopp - Managing Humans
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BOOKS
• Luciano Pires - A Leaders Diary
• Jamil Albuquerque - A art of dealing with people
• Napoleon Hill - Law of Triumph
• Mário Sergio Cortella - What’s your legacy?
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BOOKS
• David Allen - Getting Things Done
• Seth Godin - V is for Vulnerable (Life outside the
comfort zone)
• Christian Barbosa - Time's Triad
• Aaron Hurst - The Purpose Economy
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BOOKS
• Deepak Chopra - 7 Spiritual Laws of Success
• Stephen R. Covey - 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
• Derek Sivers - Anything you want
• Carlos Domingos - Disguised Oportunities
• Brené Brown - Daring Greatly
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TALKS
• (TED) Brené Brown - Vulnerability
• Steve Jobs - Stanford speech
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CHANNELS
• On Being
• Brain Pickings
• Seth Godin
• Alan Watts
• Brené Brown
• TED Talks
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COURSES / EVENTS
• Great confs out there (&YetConf)
• Napoleon Hill’s Master Mind
• Coaching (cuidado!)