Of course there are some people that are vastly more productive than others. In business they're called "rain-makers" in programming, "10x". Whatever the case,

Of course there are some people that are vastly more productive than others. In business they're called "rain-makers" in programming, "10x". Whatever the case, these people are always outliers. Unfortunately that doesn't prevent teams from claiming that they only hire 10x's. No one starts out as a 10x. Perhaps instead of focusing on who is or is not 10x or how many 10x's are out there, it is more interesting to explore HOW people BECOME 10x? A more realistic view is that individuals are a moving target. Skill is something that needs to be nurtured, practiced and modeled by mentors in order for others to pick it up. Orgs that just stop at the fact that people are going to have a wide distribution of skills are doing a disservice to themselves and their employees.