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.

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