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Listening actively and asking the right questions are such underrated but powerful things. Great post, Alberto!

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They are indeed underrated skills Rafa. Thanks for your caring words.

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Good point about thinking in terms of what moves the needle. I know people spend many hours in an unproductive state, I’m sure it’s not remote work that’s responsible for it. :)

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It's definitely not remote work :)

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We have quite a few similarities on our articles today! Glad your writing about the importance of soft skills. A lot of problems in tech are actually people problems. Being able to navigate through those well is key to progress to Sr+ roles!

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I fully agree Gregor. I realized when I transitioned from the academic world to the engineering world, that most issues had to do with human interaction. I'm glad we share similar opinions on the subject.

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They are both concerned about similar problems. How good to be able to look at the same thing from two different perspectives!.

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These skills bring many benefits to the team, but the most important thing is that they strengthen the commitment of all team members. Excellent post. Thanks.

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And they are tools to objectively increase the output of the team. Thanks for reading and sharing.

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