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Peopleware

By Timothy Lister & Tom DeMarco

Productive Projects and Teams, Second Edition. Dorset House, 1999 (originally published 1987).

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12 Key insights

A brief summary of Peopleware

A guide for business leaders on ways to improve company performance through effective people management and team building, in addition to intuitive yet often-overlooked advice about how to solve any project’s problems with people-centered solutions.

Key insights in Peopleware

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What do you get from this book? Timeless advice on improving individual performance and team effectiveness within a stifling corporate culture
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The main causes of project failure are often interpersonal, not technical or methodological
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Employees thrive when their work is challenging and they are producing something of quality
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Overtime is often a corporate attempt to boost productivity at the expense of effective work and employee satisfaction
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The office atmosphere can make or break your team’s productivity; uninterrupted, quiet work produces better results
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The success of a project lies in hiring the right people and giving them the freedom to do their jobs
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Companies should invest in their people to promote loyalty and longevity, which are long-term results
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A cooperative team built on good chemistry is greater than the sum of the people in it
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Free up your team from mindless corporate behaviors and instill a sense of responsibility to achieve better results
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Selected critiques in brief
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Final word

Who should read Peopleware

Managers and team leaders • HR directors • entrepreneurs • software developers • anyone who works in a corporate culture

About the author of Peopleware

Tom DeMarco and Timothy Lister are American consultants at The Atlantic Systems Guild, a consulting group focused on team leadership and project management. DeMarco has authored several books based on his global consulting experience, and Lister writes about organizational behavior. Together they have co-authored Waltzing with Bears and Adrenaline Junkies and Template Zombies.

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Timothy Lister

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Tom DeMarco

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