"When I ask, I look you straight in the eyes and if you can’t stare me in the face and answer, I’m going to keep digging until you look me in the eye. "

Yeah, that's a really good way to lose software developers. Could be worse, if you were a zookeeper the animals might kills you for being such a needy jerk. But software developers will likely just quit and go and get results for someone that demands less interaction and more time getting results with technology.