# Sérgio Laranjeira's Manager Readme **CTO at Metacore** I've created this readme for the people that are interested in better understanding my ways of working. I keep it updated and every time I notice I change or adapt I reflect it here.  Please always feel free to reach out on any channel [Slack, email, phone], I will reply as soon as possible and I will do my best to help and support you.  ### My Personal Values - **Generosity**  - everyone is important, everyone can make a difference so I always put the people as number one priority. Being generous to people with time and kindness allows me to support everyone effectively. - **Honesty**  - let’s always do what is right even in the harder moments. Always evaluate the pros and cons but decide for the good of all. Always being honest and ensuring that we are brave to do this! - **Empathy**  - be kind and care for others no matter who, where and when! - **Positive Mindset**  - this helps me and all of the people I work with in being motivated even when the situation seems endless. Staying strong, healthy and positive. - **Teamwork**  -  the only way to become successful and a champion is to do it as a team. Be a great leader, inspire and motivate when uncertainty is in place and together we will succeed! Aiming to have as diverse a team as possible and that we respect each other's opinions.   ### What is my current job - **Motivate and engage**  - Helping people getting better and better and being the happiest they ever were at work. I also want to ensure we are aligned with our mission of building world class games - **We create a business**  - I am responsible to ensure we are a sustainable business that focus on quality of what we develop and we are cost efficient, this will always ensure we are here in the long run - **Strategic thinking**  - building together a strategy that we can execute together with all different functions  - **Measure, track and act on metrics**  - all our decisions should be based on metrics we are measuring and that we can adapt as soon we identify we are not going on the right direction - **Delivery**  - We are what we deliver and I am ultimately accountable for what our Tech organisation is delivering, if we are not making our customers happy with what we deliver I am the one accountable for that. ### What are my strengths/weaknesses? I will  **a**** lways make time for you** and to listen to you, I will also make all the possible efforts to help you no matter what is thrown at you. **I like to think big**  and how we can change the world!  I get excited with amazing ideas and let myself get carried away sometimes. Don’t be scared to calm me down and help me put my feet in the ground. I  **sometimes have difficulties to understand very complex problems/ideas without getting all context** , so I might repeat the same question or ask to create a document where we have all the context and proposals discussed in a written format.  For many years  **I avoided and did not strive in conflict, I've learned to better manage this now**  and I appreciate when discussions or conflicts happen we think more about solutions and how we can get there together. I got this feedback a few time _" **that I have a tendency to be too nice to people"** _, this is my personality and I will keep being nice to everyone, I have learned to provide actionable and candor feedback hoping this will help you getting better, I expect the same from you towards me.  **Communicate effectively**  - a relationship of trust starts with a clear, honest and transparent communication. I put a lot of time and effort into ensuring information is efficient and  shared so you always have the same level of information that I have.  If you want to provide me with[ anonymous feedback here - this form is always available](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfIiASiKvKJf3uVG4ECeGDdE09XOImmhqOi78h7AGBxPe1R7g/viewform). I’ll be happy to read it and act on it. Always happy to improve and to learn new things! Feel free to share and help me get better!