Comments on: Listen and Motivate http://blog.brodzinski.com/2010/03/listen-motivate.html Dealing with software projects in real life Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:07:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Pawel Brodzinski http://blog.brodzinski.com/2010/03/listen-motivate.html#comment-9462 Pawel Brodzinski Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:56:31 +0000 http://blog.brodzinski.com/?p=1728#comment-9462 Every time I think about money as motivator I recall a story. It was a hectic quarter but we were able to finish very big project thanks to exceptional commitment and insane effort put into the project. There was fat bonus to split among team and PM was one of people who deserved big chunk of the cake and she got it. And when I say it was big I mean it. Since PM was also my friend I asked her: "Did it motivate you?" And her answer was "No, not at all." I can't say I was stunned, but it was a surprise to some point. I never expected to hear money was the biggest driver for her but I thought it would work at least a bit. But it's always individual. And because of that <a href="http://blog.brodzinski.com/2010/04/counterproductive-motivational-efforts.html" rel="nofollow">systemic motivation systems just don't work</a>. Every time I think about money as motivator I recall a story. It was a hectic quarter but we were able to finish very big project thanks to exceptional commitment and insane effort put into the project. There was fat bonus to split among team and PM was one of people who deserved big chunk of the cake and she got it. And when I say it was big I mean it.

Since PM was also my friend I asked her: “Did it motivate you?” And her answer was “No, not at all.”

I can’t say I was stunned, but it was a surprise to some point. I never expected to hear money was the biggest driver for her but I thought it would work at least a bit. But it’s always individual. And because of that systemic motivation systems just don’t work.

]]> By: Michał Paluchowski http://blog.brodzinski.com/2010/03/listen-motivate.html#comment-9457 Michał Paluchowski Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:05:32 +0000 http://blog.brodzinski.com/?p=1728#comment-9457 I meet quite a few managers who continue to think that money is the top motivator for employees, so they go on to construct sophisticated evaluation, appraisal and compensation schemes, while their teams are dramatically low on morale. People are truly motivated when they see that their work makes a difference and when they realize, that they have influence over the world around them. Exactly like you said - people must be heard, their problems addressed and they should be celebrated for showing candor and bringing issues to attention. I meet quite a few managers who continue to think that money is the top motivator for employees, so they go on to construct sophisticated evaluation, appraisal and compensation schemes, while their teams are dramatically low on morale.

People are truly motivated when they see that their work makes a difference and when they realize, that they have influence over the world around them. Exactly like you said – people must be heard, their problems addressed and they should be celebrated for showing candor and bringing issues to attention.

]]> By: Pawel Brodzinski http://blog.brodzinski.com/2010/03/listen-motivate.html#comment-6642 Pawel Brodzinski Thu, 01 Apr 2010 06:00:10 +0000 http://blog.brodzinski.com/?p=1728#comment-6642 That's interesting but I'd be careful with these results. People among teams and among companies differ. Company culture has much to do about motivation. And people tend to say they care less about money than they really do. But of course I agree there are better ways to keep people motivated than just throwing a bunch of dollars at them. That’s interesting but I’d be careful with these results. People among teams and among companies differ. Company culture has much to do about motivation. And people tend to say they care less about money than they really do.

But of course I agree there are better ways to keep people motivated than just throwing a bunch of dollars at them.

]]> By: Vukoje http://blog.brodzinski.com/2010/03/listen-motivate.html#comment-6628 Vukoje Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:34:28 +0000 http://blog.brodzinski.com/?p=1728#comment-6628 Latest studies showed that greatest motivator for people was making progress. Imagine that, you should enable people to be grate at what they do and they will be motivated to be even better. How convenient! http://www.infoq.com/news/2010/02/what-really-motivates Latest studies showed that greatest motivator for people was making progress. Imagine that, you should enable people to be grate at what they do and they will be motivated to be even better. How convenient!

http://www.infoq.com/news/2010/02/what-really-motivates

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