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Sep 9Liked by Gregor Ojstersek

Using "we" instead of "you"/"I" is so powerful because we honor the team's spirit and collaborative way of work. Software development is a team sport. It's not only one's individual efforts.

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Right, well said Petar. It's all about the team and doing what's best for the team!

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Sep 8·edited Sep 8Liked by John Crickett, Gregor Ojstersek

Thanks a lot for sharing these tips. I think all the tips from John can be achieved by being emotional intelligent leaders.

We work together with people, being emotional intelligent at work is essential to work with others with positivity. It also helps the business to succeed because teams become more effective.

In my newsletter http://wonderlead.substack.com I help subscribers to become emotional intelligent leaders. In the upcoming post I will help you to learn how to identify the areas where you need to become better to be the leader you want to be. You can use this post tips as a guidance to assess yourself and identify the actions you need to do to become better.

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Well said Patricia, EQ is very underrated in our industry. It's SO very important because engineering is one of the most collaborative fields out there.

Thanks for sharing your newsletter and the upcoming post that you'll done!

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