> I’ve always thought that much of the bitching is about individual productivity without taking into the considerations of group productivity. On the face of i

> I’ve always thought that much of the bitching is about individual productivity without taking into the considerations of group productivity. On the face of it, that seems illogical. I don't think anyone disputes that a well-functioning team's whole (team productivity) is greater than the sum of its parts (individual productivity). What is hard to fathom, though, is the idea that reducing the sum of its parts increases the whole. I'm not saying it isn't possible, just not straightforward.