Morale
Engineering for the Rest of Us by Sarah Drasner
How do we move quickly? A team that's motivated, has psychological safety with you and among themselves, has good developer experience within their tech stack, and feels aligned with the company's goals will always perform bettern that one that isn't. [26]
Joy of Agility by Joshua Kerievsky
...In the name of hyper-efficiency companies overload people with so much work that they are in a constant state of hurrying, unable to slow down, reflect, experiment, and respond to change. Without slack defined... as "the degree of freedom required to effect change," and organization cannot improve or innovate, which is the recipe for stagnation. [33]
...in order for any organization to have a potential for habitual excellence, everyone in the organization needed to answer yes to the following three questions:
- Are you treated with dignity and respect every day by everyone you encounter without regard to race, or gender, or nationality, or pay level or rank, or any other qualifying characteristic?
- Can you say, "I'm given the things I need, education and training, and financial support, and encouragement -that's really important- so that I can make a contribution to this organization that gives meaning to my life?
- Are you recognized everyday by someone whose judgement you value? [38]