Further Reading
These three books are specifically about motivating software developers:
DeMarco, Tom, and Timothy Lister. Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams. New York: Dorset House, 1987. DeMarco and Lister present many guidelines both for what to do and what not to do in motivating software teams.
Weinberg, Gerald M. Becoming a Technical Leader. New York: Dorset House, 1982. Part 3 of this book is about obstacles to motivation and learning how to motivate others.
Weinberg, Gerald M. The Psychology of Computer Programming. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1971. Chapter 10 of this classic book deals with motivation specifically, and the rest of the book provides insight into the programming mind-set, which will be useful to anyone who wants ...
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