Peopleware
By Timothy Lister & Tom DeMarco
Productive Projects and Teams, Second Edition. Dorset House, 1999 (originally published 1987).
Summary of Peopleware book by Timothy Lister & Tom DeMarco
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.
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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
The main causes of project failure are often interpersonal, not technical or methodological
Employees thrive when their work is challenging and they are producing something of quality
Overtime is often a corporate attempt to boost productivity at the expense of effective work and employee satisfaction
The office atmosphere can make or break your team’s productivity; uninterrupted, quiet work produces better results
The success of a project lies in hiring the right people and giving them the freedom to do their jobs
Companies should invest in their people to promote loyalty and longevity, which are long-term results
A cooperative team built on good chemistry is greater than the sum of the people in it
Free up your team from mindless corporate behaviors and instill a sense of responsibility to achieve better results
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Who should read Peopleware book
- Managers and team leaders
- HR directors
- entrepreneurs
- software developers
- anyone who works in a corporate culture
About the author of Peopleware
Timothy Lister
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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