the three tenets of engineering motivation

The Three Tenets of Engineering Motivation

(How) do they apply to QA?

Eric Thompson @er0ck

Not these three

(pre)historic

Everyone isunhappy work

fortunately... no

Autonomy

Mastery

Purpose

First Things First...

The… four?

Who cares if people are happy?

When teams are happy

Where dothe tenets apply?

Interior Design?

Most importantly: QA?

What about retention??

So what can we do?

Reminder!

Thanks/CitationsThanks: You!

Thanks: Everyone @ Puppet! (we’re hiring!)

Thanks: Management @ Puppet (motivational gurus)

Dan Pink: “Drive”

Arnold B. Bakker: “An Evidence-Based Model of Work Engagement”

Rosabeth Moss Kanter: “Happiest People Pursue the Most Difficult Problems”

Maslow: “A Theory of Human Motivation”

Shawn Achor: “The Happiness Advantage”

Puppet Inc.: “2016 State of DevOps Report”

Cal Newport “So Good They Can’t Ignore You”

Dale Carnegie: “How to Win Friends and Influence People”

Gallup: “What Is a Great Workplace?”

Tony Hsieh “Delivering Happiness”

Richard Branson: "Look After Your Staff"