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Emotion: What's in It for Me?

Posted November 1, 2007 | Leadership |

For people to take action -- such as to move to a new software development methodology, they have to care. Feelings inspire people to act. We make people care by appealing to things that matter to them.

About The Author
Laurie Williams
Laurie Williams is an Associate Professor and the Director of both the Center for Open Software Engineering and the Collaborative Software Development Laboratory at North Carolina State University (USA). Dr. Williams is the lead author of Pair Programming Illuminated and a coeditor ofExtreme Programming Perspectives. She has published more than 150 software engineering papers, articles, and books. Additionally, Dr. Williams has been invited to… Read More
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