> Relentlessly upping a teams standards in everything - strategy, execution, effort etc, tires out everyone on that team. But that’s usually what you need to wi

> Relentlessly upping a teams standards in everything - strategy, execution, effort etc, tires out everyone on that team. But that’s usually what you need to win or succeed in a competitive system. Agreed. > People who push for this will always be called assholes because they force team members to stretch themselves which is never a comfortable proposition. The biggest problem with this is that leadership will inevitably realize that some of his team is just not capable of doing better, and he can't get rid of them, so he focuses his attention on those that are capable of upping their skills and doubles down on it. Scottie Pippen got it worse than the guys at the bottom of the roster. Put yourself in Scottie's shoes -- you're better than everyone except one person, and yet you're treated the worst. Scottie Morale quickly goes to shit. It happens with tech teams, too. Bad hires kill companies because they cause assholes to act inequitably, driving the best of their supporting cast away.