Jerks Are Killing Your Projects - Donnie Berkholz, Platify Insights
Channel: The Linux Foundation
Date: 25/05/2023

Jerks Are Killing Your Projects - Donnie Berkholz, Platify Insights

The strength of your team is the best predictor of its long-term viability. What happens when that group is gradually infiltrated by assholes, who infect everyone else with their constant negativity and personal attacks? Although someone may be a valuable technical contributor, that person will never contribute as much to a product as the many others who are scared away and demotivated. This talk will teach you about the dramatic impact assholes are having on your organization today and will show you how you can begin to repair it. This talk is timeless, and an entire new generation of open-source developers has emerged since last time I gave a version of it at a large event more than 10 years ago. It will contain updated material, examples and visuals.