What they dont teach you at school
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The document outlines lessons for transitioning from college to the workplace, emphasizing the importance of choosing the right company, effective communication, and time management. It critiques common misconceptions about company culture and stresses the value of teamwork and personal accountability. Additionally, it discusses productivity strategies and effective management techniques for new professionals.
What they dont teach you at school
- 1. What they don’t teach you at school Ricardo Fiel CTO, RUPEAL
- 2. $ whoami Born 1978, Leiria Dad of one Started in a ZX Spectrum 12 years exp in software teams Very active in tech communities Noisy guitar player, some albums out, ~300 gigs Currently CTO @ RUPEAL
- 3. $ groups ricardofiel Staffing and Recruitment services SaaS products Ruby, Clojure, …
- 4. Agenda “A journey from your last day in college to your first 3 years in the work scene”
- 5. Lesson 0 = HAVE FUN!!!
- 6. What they don’t teach you at school 1. How to choose the right company 2. How to deal with people 3. How to communicate effectively 4. How to manage time 5. How to be in control, anytime, anywhere
- 7. What they don’t teach you at school 1. How to choose the right company
- 8. Company culture - don’t believe the hype! “…awesome project…” “…opportunity to grow…” “…market leader…” “…focus on people…” “…training…” “…ping-pong tables, free snacks, …” “…work from home…” “…no managers…”
- 9. Company culture - don’t believe the hype! “…awesome project…” “…opportunity to grow…” “…market leader…” “…focus on people…” “…training…” “…ping-pong tables, free snacks, …” “…work from home…” “…no managers…”
- 10. Company culture - don’t believe the hype! The most rewarding thing is the quality of your team Strive to work with really smart people Ask to meet them for a day before you accept the offer
- 11. Company culture - which is better?
- 12. $ groups ricardofiel • Culture controlled by the client • Wide array of technologies • Startups and Global companies • Culture controlled by us : Culture of Trust • Unlimited holidays • Remote (true remote) • Fully transparent
- 13. What they don’t teach you at school 1. How to choose the right company 2. How to deal with people
- 14. Why people leave (c) LinkedIn 3 out 5 = people
- 15. The 6 human needs (Tony Robbins)
- 16. The 5 dysfunctions of a team
- 17. The 5 dysfunctions of a team
- 18. Read this.
- 19. What they don’t teach you at school 1. How to choose the right company 2. How to deal with people 3. How to communicate effectively
- 20. 1d10t5
- 21. The golden rule.
- 22. Luis Martins Simões - Atitude Comercial 1. Reception “Gordon, you are one the best PMs I know…” 2. I Message “… but I feel a bit lost on the request you’re making. I need your help so we can deliver the most value.” 3. Open Questions “Could you share why is it so important for you to do it today?” 4. Empathic Listening (Don’t interrupt!)
- 23. Read this.
- 24. What they don’t teach you at school 1. How to choose the right company 2. How to deal with people 3. How to communicate effectively 4. How to manage time
- 25. Gantt Charts.
- 26. Gantt Charts.
- 27. Agile. Scrum. Kanban. WTF is high priority?
- 29. About productivity 20% of your actions yield 80% of results —> Focus on the 20% Book: “Joel On Software” Build something that matters —> Sense of purpose
- 30. Tony Robbins’ RPM (adapted) Result Reduce from 4 to 1 the number of API calls required to create, finalize and send an invoice When? End of Q1 Why? Because we want to be the easiest app in the world for invoicing a client Because our support team is handling 30 cases on average / month just for this Action Plan • Create new endpoint • Validate with beta clients • Load test • Update gem • Create SDKs for Node.js and C# The developers own the action plan!!!
- 31. What they don’t teach you at school 1. How to choose the right company 2. How to deal with people 3. How to communicate effectively 4. How to manage time 5. How to be in control, anytime, anywhere
- 32. Just an average day
- 33. Decide how you feel Manage your STATE