I'm not huge on the cynicism, but there are solid points here that I wanted to remember. Here's my less-cynical spin in a motivational-speaker style condensatio

I'm not huge on the cynicism, but there are solid points here that I wanted to remember. Here's my less-cynical spin in a motivational-speaker style condensation: Show, Celebrate, Support. Show: make sure the awesome stuff you do is visible to people, and prioritize stuff that will be visible. Celebrate: do something visible to celebrate your successes and your team's. It makes people feel good and reinforces a sense of progress and success. Buy a round at the pub, bring in a cake, whatever. Support: publicly support and thank others: other devs, business people, etc. Find nice things to say. All of these really fall under "be nice and encourage people", and may have the side benefit of getting you paid more. That's not too hard to swallow, is it?