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Date Published
Author
David Tzemach
Word count
2142
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

David Tzemach's article explores strategies to enhance and sustain motivation within agile teams, emphasizing the importance of both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation to foster a self-organized, cross-functional, and self-motivated team environment. He highlights the need to understand individual differences while treating team members equally, showing genuine interest in their contributions, and creating a supportive work environment. The article suggests minimizing unnecessary meetings, setting realistic and measurable goals, allowing room for creativity and mistakes, and ensuring clear prioritization of tasks to keep motivation high. Tzemach also introduces the concept of "slack time," advocating for breaks between sprints to help team members recuperate and reflect, which can bolster motivation and improve overall team performance.