The Challenge of Keeping Motivation in Distributed Teams
summary
Describes challenges of keeping motivation in a distributed Scrum/team-of-10 spread across four states, and practical approaches the presenter used to sustain engagement and performance remotely. Covers people-management techniques, coaching and agile practices drawn from the presenter’s experience as a senior agilist, project manager and consultant at ThoughtWorks.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction
- 3:42Distributed team scenario
- 9:38Motivation challenges
- 16:07Tools to assess motivation
- 22:07Manager's role in motivation
- 27:16Self-motivation and safe environment
- 33:41Onboarding new members
- 38:20Feedback and continuous improvement
- 41:34In-person meetings and celebration
- 45:31Closing
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