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. Lead by example
8. Functioning Among Humans Tobias Pfeiffer @PragTob pragtob.info
9. Everything I want everyone who works in groups to know (that fits into 30 minutes) Tobias Pfeiffer @PragTob pragtob.info
10. Best of Mix
11. Empathy as a core value
12. Thank you!
13. Thank you!
14. Thank you!
15. Always the code, never the person
16. Remember?
17. Motivation
18. Theory X & Theory Y
19. You, according to Theory X
20. Theory Y
21. Theory X & Theory Y
22. Theory X & Theory Y
23. Theory X & Theory Y
24. Motivation/Hygiene
25. Daniel Pink: Drive
26. Autonomy
27. Mastery
28. Purpose
29. Purpose
30. Autonomy Mastery Purpose
31. Effective communication
32. Conveyance
33. Conveyance
34. Convergence
35. Convergence
36. Convergence
37. Convergence
38. Convergence
39. Meetings
40. PR Reviews
41. PR Reviews
42. Convincing People
43. Listen!
44. Feedback
45. in private
46. in private concrete
47. in private concrete objective
48. in private concrete objective impact
49. in private concrete objective impact wish
50. in private concrete objective impact wish Nonviolent Communication
51. Takeaway
52. Soft Skills Matter
53. Soft Skills Matter Empathy
54. Soft Skills Matter Empathy Motivation
55. Soft Skills Matter Empathy Motivation Communication
56. Soft Skills Matter Empathy Motivation Communication Reflect
57. Thank you!
58. Functioning Among Humans Tobias Pfeiffer @PragTob pragtob.info