Discussion
02:27 – Kerri Miller Introduction
02:44 – Happiness and Motivation
- Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
- Marcus Buckingham
- “Best Friend at Work”?
- Competition vs Collaboration
- Eliminating Elements That Can Block Happiness
- Happiness? Fulfillment? Satisfaction?
14:35 – Happiness as a Culture
- Agile Software Development
- “Enforced Fun”
- Making Decisions
- Data, Surveys, Friction Points, Metrics
- Acronym-driven Cultures (ADCs)
- Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Monthly All-Hands Meetings
26:55 – Drive by Dan Pink => The 3 Things That Motivate People
- Dan Pink: The puzzle of motivation (TED Talk)
- Autonomy
- Mastery
- Purpose
- ??? Respect / Lack of Contempt?
- “What if somebody abuses it?”
- Setting an Example
- Results? => Roll it Back
35:02 – Getting Stuff Done => Making Changes
38:21 – The Developer Happiness Team
- Participation
- Culture Committee
- Learning Guild
- Full-Time?
41:36 – Getting Started with Building a Developer Happiness Team
- Take a Relationship Skills Test
- Practicing Empathy & Conversation
- How To Behave So Your Kids Will Too by Sal Severe
- Hiring For Your Team & Evaluating Companies
