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My take is that as long as your workers are above a certain threshold (as far as technical competency goes), a team with healthy culture will on average outperf
by TrackerFF 5y ago
My take is that as long as your workers are above a certain threshold (as far as technical competency goes), a team with healthy culture will on average outperform a team with toxic culture - even though the latter may have members that are more technically proficient, than in the former team.
By toxic culture, I mean:
- Poor communication
- Abrasive or toxic personalities
- Bullying and harassment
etc.
I think that in most normal people, stressors like those can affect their performance.
And I don't mean full-blown hazing rituals - even more subtle actions (poor communication, for example) can lower morale. More so if you feel that said poor communication is deliberate.
- MudAndGears 5y agoAbsolutely. I worked on a team where the lead engineer would be out of the office for weeks at at time, and then when he'd return he'd skim in-progress code and request radical revisions, only to criticize those decisions the next time he was in the office. I was actively looking for a new job when he quit, and it was such a relief. My productivity (and happiness) went through the roof, and a couple months into the year my manager told me that I'd already accomplished everything he hoped I'd accomplish _for the year_. By exchanging a some technical skill for a better work environment our whole team benefitted.
- calyth2018 5y agoI've seen that so many times in my current office, it's not even funny at this point. And I couldn't agree with you more. As long as a set level of competency is there, I'd rather work with friendly people than a bunch of know-it-mosts that don't know tact.