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# How to Navigate Professional Relationships in the Tech Industry

Poor interpersonal skills can derail your most complex engineering projects. Learn to master "human debugging" to navigate office politics, resolve conflicts objectively, and protect your boundaries.

- **Speakers:** Rachel Lee Nabors
- **Event:** WeAreDevelopers LIVE
- **Published:** December 16, 2024
- **Duration:** 35:23
- **URL:** https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1276-how-to-navigate-professional-relationships-in-the-tech-industry
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