The Ringelmann effect, an extensively studied organizational theory—states that people work more productively in small teams and that individual team members become less productive as a team's size increases. In his 1975 book The Mythical Man-Month, Fred Brooks formulated an important observation [ read more...]

Motivated and happy software engineers perform better. But what keeps software engineers happy and motivated? A million-dollar question, indeed. In this remote/gig economy, retaining valuable talent is an even trickier job. When Ping-Pong tables, chefs, and other fancy on-site perks cannot do [ read more...]