Teams that adopt cloud-native tooling do not always reach high performance; the bottleneck is often human, not technology.

The first part gives a brief introduction to the DORA Accelerate metrics as a practical framework for understanding where a team stands today and for measuring meaningful progress over time.

The main part of the session introduces the Self-Determination Theory (autonomy, competence, relatedness) to unlock engineers’ intrinsic motivation. Practical methods are provided to address all three elements of self-determination and release the full potential of engineers to do their best work sustainably.

Every method is grounded at the team level, giving attendees actionable ideas they can apply immediately.

The talk closes with lessons learned from applying these ideas inside a corporate context, along with concrete first steps to get started.