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A fun read on What motivates programmers?
The tips in the post are worth reading. Yes, real world situation are always more complex but there is a great deal of truth in the post. Also, I will repeat my statement for all managers for all employees: your job is to eliminate de-motivation not to motivate.
If you really want to manage programmers well, read these blogs and take action to prevent yourself from becoming a pointy haired boss: Signal vs. Noise - Joel on Software - Paul Graham - Coding Horror - Scripting News - xkcd
Related: Joy in Software Development - Hiring Silicon Valley Style - Most Meetings are Muda - Metrics and Software Development - Amazon Innovation - Two Screens Are Better Than One
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February 22nd, 2008 at 5:58 pm
I have never yet heard any negative comments about meetings I was able to end early (or cancel).
I don’t think it’s just programmers that dislike meetings.
April 2nd, 2008 at 9:18 am
my experience leads me to believe the difference between exceptional software developers and average (not even below average) is very high…
July 14th, 2008 at 11:33 pm
Most of the time you can improve just by having fewer meetings. So when you find there is no actually benefit to a meeting be happy - that is one more meeting that can be eliminated…