Using Maslow’s Psychology to Build Your Best Team
summary
Argues that applying Maslow’s middle levels — belongingness and esteem — to agile teams raises delivery and creativity by strengthening everyday interactions. Recommends concrete practices: regular standups and retros, open hours for cross-role problem-solving, pairing for onboarding, explicit praise and framed corrective feedback, and designated confidence champions to surface risky ideas. Hires for patience, measures success with simple social questions and milestone reliability, and gives examples of people expanding into writing and public speaking as proof.
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chapters (5)
- 0:00Start
- 1:49Waterfall Method
- 6:49How Do You Build Relationships
- 10:22Celebrate Achievement
- 12:56Self-Accusation
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