Can’t read the full article due to paywall. Two important points: For anything team based, skill, beyond basic competence and trainability, doesn’t matter very

Can’t read the full article due to paywall. Two important points: For anything team based, skill, beyond basic competence and trainability, doesn’t matter very much. A team full of mediocre team players is going to perform better than a team of selfish rockstars. Implication: focus on soft skills, organization, facilitation rather than picking the best people with brain scans. Job aids are a really significant factor - see the checklist manifesto. It doesn’t matter how good the surgeon is, they’re still human. Things like checklists, automated code analysis/testing/fuzzing, best practice review processes, pair programming, and agile can make or break projects regardless of the skills of those involved. Another implication: as a manager, you have a lot of control over how your team performs. When you say that you need to hire Johnny because he has the best brain scan, you’re totally ignoring the fact that Sally can totally learn to do the work.