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.

Transcript

1. “Hard” Skills
2. “Soft” Skills
3. What’s more important?
4. “Hard” programmers
5. Poison for the team
6. Achieve as a team
7. Leadership at every level
8. Lead by example
9. Functioning Among Humans Tobias Pfeiffer @PragTob pragtob.info
10. Everything I want everyone who works in groups to know (that fits into 20-30 minutes) Tobias Pfeiffer @PragTob pragtob.info
11. Best of Mix
12. Empathy
13. Empathy as a core value
14. Thank you!
15. Thank you!
16. Thank you!
17. Always the code, never the person
18. Remember?
19. Convincing People
20. Admit you don’t know
21. Admit you don’t know Ask!
22. Motivation
23. Theory X & Theory Y
24. You, according to Theory X
25. Theory Y
26. Theory X & Theory Y
27. Theory X & Theory Y
28. Theory X & Theory Y
29. Motivation/Hygiene
30. Daniel Pink: Drive
31. Autonomy
32. Mastery
33. Purpose
34. Autonomy Mastery Purpose
35. Effective communication
36. Conveyance
37. Conveyance
38. Convergence
39. Convergence
40. Convergence
41. Convergence
42. Convergence
43. Meetings
44. PR Reviews
45. PR Reviews
46. Feedback
47. in private
48. in private concrete
49. in private concrete objective
50. in private concrete objective impact
51. in private concrete objective impact wish
52. Takeaway
53. Soft Skills Matter
54. Soft Skills Matter Empathy
55. Soft Skills Matter Empathy Reflect
56. Thank you!
57. Functioning Among Humans Tobias Pfeiffer @PragTob pragtob.info