About this episode
This episode discusses the motivation of Agile teams in the context of Scientific Management.
Scientific Management sees workers as inherently unmotivated. Given an option the worker will avoid or minimise.. The post Episode 17 – Motivating Agile teams first appeared on Agile Plays.
Topics covered
- Agile teams
- motivation
- management
- team dynamics
- workplace psychology
Keywords
- Agile
- motivation
- teams
- Scientific Management
- workplace
- psychology
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Scientific Management
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