Support Forums: Message List - Five Motivational Techniques - With Two That Really Work http://www.theserverside.com Most recent forum messages en Jive Forums Silver 5.5.30 (www.jivesoftware.com) Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:28:08 -0400 motivation http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=62447 it really works!

...]]> Fri, 14 Jun 2013 02:30:06 -0400 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 02:30:06 -0400 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 02:30:06 -0400 Jun 14, 2013 mattcoleman 0 Motivation is the psychological feature that arouses http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=62447 Motivation is the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal and elicits, controls, and sustains certain goal directed behaviors.  Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:16:16 -0500 Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:16:16 -0500 Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:16:16 -0500 Nov 26, 2012 mike rogerson 0 5 http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=62447 thanks for posting this...a good motivation helps a lot

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]]> Tue, 20 Nov 2012 23:59:16 -0500 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 23:59:16 -0500 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 23:59:16 -0500 Nov 20, 2012 colemanworks 0 advices http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=62447 great advices to keep motivated hollywood crossword puzzles

]]> Wed, 17 Oct 2012 02:07:41 -0400 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 02:07:41 -0400 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 02:07:41 -0400 Oct 17, 2012 club stork 0 Code Wars http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=62447 Do things that appeal to developers who want to excel. One thing we do is have code wars (one tomorrow - live blogging it at Windward Wrocks) where all the developers compete with...]]> Thu, 09 Jun 2011 22:18:16 -0400 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 22:18:16 -0400 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 22:18:16 -0400 Jun 9, 2011 DavidThi 0 Five Motivational Techniques - With Two That Really Work http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=62447 usually, everyone on the team knows who the dead wood is. It's quite demotivating to have dead wood lying around, being the SPOF whether as a sme on the domain or the systems. I actually think that tuning this way is a positive message to the team...]]> Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:39:25 -0400 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:39:25 -0400 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:39:25 -0400 Jun 9, 2011 Jin Chun 0 No Apology Needed... http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=62447 My comments, and my original description of the article were at odds, something an editor isn't supposed to do, so I don't think your comments need any apology whatsoever. Your points are valid. Mine needed clarification.

]]> Wed, 08 Jun 2011 09:52:52 -0400 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 09:52:52 -0400 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 09:52:52 -0400 Jun 8, 2011 Cameron McKenzie 0 Got it http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=62447 My apologies then. I assumed a certain context, I was wrong.

]]> Wed, 08 Jun 2011 04:44:17 -0400 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 04:44:17 -0400 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 04:44:17 -0400 Jun 8, 2011 bowsie 1 Play Nice! http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=62447 Attack the article, not the person!

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]]> Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:44:55 -0400 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:44:55 -0400 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:44:55 -0400 Jun 7, 2011 Cameron McKenzie 0 Five Motivational Techniques - With Two That Really Work http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=62447 Does the person writing this article have any management experience?

]]> Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:49:19 -0400 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:49:19 -0400 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:49:19 -0400 Jun 7, 2011 James Watson 1 Random Firing == Being Facetious http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=62447 The 'random firings' comment was being facetious. Was just trying to be amusing, not trying to 'troll.' But getting rid of 'dead wood' really is the right thing to do.

...]]> Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:00:25 -0400 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:00:25 -0400 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:00:25 -0400 Jun 7, 2011 Cameron McKenzie 2 Stockpiles of Cash... http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=62447 About the random firings: I personally don't believe in that for many reasons, first of all for the social implications. How could you motivate a bunch of people by randomly firing trough them? it is going to end up in a scenario where being good or...]]> Tue, 07 Jun 2011 08:26:44 -0400 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 08:26:44 -0400 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 08:26:44 -0400 Jun 7, 2011 Angelo Andreetto 0 Depends on your morals... http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=62447 1. Fire Dead Wood. That's good advice. And we're not simply talking about Machiavellian office politics. Okay, maybe we are. Nothing gets people off Facebook and into the debugger like seeing security walk the guy in the cubicle beside you out the...]]> Tue, 07 Jun 2011 05:33:46 -0400 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 05:33:46 -0400 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 05:33:46 -0400 Jun 7, 2011 bowsie 3 Stockpiles of Cash... http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=62447 I guess random firings might only work for "dead wood" itself. For people who can get a job else where this might do quite the oposite.

...]]> Tue, 07 Jun 2011 04:40:18 -0400 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 04:40:18 -0400 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 04:40:18 -0400 Jun 7, 2011 Andris Rauda 1 Stockpiles of Cash... http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=62447 That's the thing, though. From what I've seen, most programmers are paid well. And with the exception of the arrogant and overbearing ScrumMaster, the programmers I've seen lead pretty humble lives. I don't think money is too often the motivator. It...]]> Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:54:19 -0400 Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:54:19 -0400 Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:54:19 -0400 Jun 6, 2011 Cameron McKenzie 3