motivation

Articles

Employee in a warehouse looking at a dashboard on the wall Using OKR Dashboards to Keep Focus on the Goal

Employees often lack two key pieces of information that would help keep them motivated and focused: What goal am I pursuing in my current task? And how much progress is being made? You can generate constant transparency around answers to these questions by using dashboards that outline objectives and key results, or “OKRs.” Keep everyone informed about current goals and the path to achieving them.

Patrick Theobald's picture Patrick Theobald
Management Myth #11: The Team Needs a Cheerleader!

If you have a cheerleading manager (or, worse, if you are a cheerleading manager) in a troubled organization, then your team is likely missing its purpose. Replace those cheers with transparency, and you might be surprised by the solutions your team will come up with.

Johanna Rothman's picture Johanna Rothman

Interviews

A group of people all putting their hands in The Agile Manifesto Principles: Support Motivated Individuals

Brian Hicks, managing consultant at Coveros, chats with TechWell community manager Owen Gotimer about the Agile Manifesto principle of supporting motivated individuals: "Build projects around motivated individuals. Give them the environment and support they need, and trust them to get the job done." Continue the conversation with Brian and Owen on the TechWell Hub.

Owen Gotimer's picture Owen Gotimer
Selena Delesie Discovering the Soul of Agile: An Interview with Selena Delesie
Podcast

In this interview, Selena Delesie, an international leadership and transformation coach and trainer, explains how your team can find the soul of agile, why some agile teams lack creativity, and who on your team should become a leader.

Josiah Renaudin's picture Josiah Renaudin

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