The give away is the use of "high performing team" which makes me sad that they've essentially identified Tuckman's stages of group development without referenc

The give away is the use of "high performing team" which makes me sad that they've essentially identified Tuckman's stages of group development without referencing it (because I really hope they've heard of it). Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing (and the addition of Mourning) aren't particularly hard concepts to grasp yet all too often in the technology space get ignored. Many of the examples mentioned here of not sorting out how people are going to work together, throwing new tech or people into the team, all impact this concept and push you back down the ladder. In 6+ years of professional development I've only ever been in one truly high performing team, plenty of people never have. That leadership and management, and they are two distinct things, is so bad about enabling their creation is something that doesn't get nearly enough attention.