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Functioning Among Humans

Functioning Among Humans

In the development world most people are striving for technical excellence: better code, faster run times, more convenient interfaces, better databases… But is that really what helps us create better software?

In the end software development is done by groups of people creating products together. To do that communication and collaboration are essential. You can be the best programmer ever, but if you can’t efficiently work with others what good does it do you?

This talk will introduce you to relevant, easy to grasp concepts of collaboration and communication as well as give you food for thought.

Tobias Pfeiffer

July 04, 2019
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  1. “Hard” Skills

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  2. “Soft” Skills

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  3. What’s more important?

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  4. “Hard” programmers

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  5. Poison for the team

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  6. Achieve as a team

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  7. Leadership at every level

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  8. Lead by example

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  9. Functioning Among Humans
    Tobias Pfeiffer
    @PragTob
    pragtob.info

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  10. Everything I want everyone who works in groups
    to know
    (that fits into 20-30 minutes)
    Tobias Pfeiffer
    @PragTob
    pragtob.info

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  11. Best of Mix

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  12. Empathy

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  13. Empathy as a core value

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  14. Thank you!

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  15. Thank you!

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  16. Thank you!

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  17. Always the code, never the person

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  18. Remember?

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  19. Convincing People

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  20. Admit you don’t know

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  21. Admit you don’t know
    Ask!

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  22. Motivation

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  23. Theory X & Theory Y

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  24. You, according to Theory X

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  25. Theory Y

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  26. Theory X & Theory Y

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  27. Theory X & Theory Y

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  28. Theory X & Theory Y

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  29. Motivation/Hygiene

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  30. Daniel Pink: Drive

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  31. Autonomy

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  32. Mastery

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  33. Purpose

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  34. Autonomy
    Mastery
    Purpose

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  35. Effective communication

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  36. Conveyance

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  37. Conveyance

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  38. Convergence

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  39. Convergence

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  40. Convergence

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  41. Convergence

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  42. Convergence

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  43. Meetings

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  44. PR Reviews

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  45. PR Reviews

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  46. Feedback

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  47. in private

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  48. in private
    concrete

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  49. in private
    concrete
    objective

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  50. in private
    concrete
    objective
    impact

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  51. in private
    concrete
    objective
    impact
    wish

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  52. Takeaway

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  53. Soft Skills Matter

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  54. Soft Skills Matter
    Empathy

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  55. Soft Skills Matter
    Empathy
    Reflect

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  56. Thank you!

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  57. Functioning Among Humans
    Tobias Pfeiffer
    @PragTob
    pragtob.info

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