The perception of productivity is subjective. There are days when we work a lot, but we feel that the performance wasn’t good, while there are days when with little effort we manage to solve several problems and we feel that so desired sense of accomplishment. This article belongs to a…

Earning people’s trust in a business environment requires time and effort. It‘s common for professionals in entry-level positions to focus on performing better and better on their technical activities, but it is also necessary to invest in complementary skills that are even more important than the skills that their technical…

First of all, it is necessary to highlight that making mistakes is normal and it happens with all the professionals, including the best ones. This article belongs to a series where I’ve gathered feedback from professionals I admire to summarize our experiences on handling our anxieties during our entry level…

Our first professional experiences are challenging, where we often feel pushed to prove ourselves, while we’re not 100% sure about what the path forward is. This uncertainty affects the most of the professionals’ early career, unfolding second-guessing and eventual frustration. Since we all suffer from that, I’ve gathered feedback from…

Before talking about how to motivate people, let’s take a look at my concept of motivation: Motivation is the willingness to strive as hard as it takes to achieve incredible results that directly benefit the people around you, the company as a whole and yourself. High-performing professionals are looking for…

This project (Write a Data Science Blog Post) is part of Udacity Data Scientist Nanodegree Program. Detailed analysis with all required code is posted in my github repository. Motivation The current school dropout in Brazil is 20%, while there are more than 1.8 million children in child labor situation. It’s common…