Emotional Intelligence for Engineers

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Whether you’re discussing tradeoffs with a designer, rallying support for a new tool, or reviewing someone’s code, emotional intelligence is essential for effective software engineering. This talk provides a framework for understanding your own behavior and cultivating empathy for others. You’ll leave inspired to apply these skills to unlock your full potential as a developer and a human being!

Software may be built on machines, but it’s built by and for human beings. To be a highly effective software engineer, you must be able to navigate human interactions successfully. Emotional intelligence is the set of competencies that will allow you to do just that!

Presented by April Wensel at PyTennessee February 11, 2018.

Thanks to April for letting us post her amazing talk!

🔗Check out April's website for more resources: https://compassionatecoding.com/

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