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> Sure but do you actually need the absolute best people around? No. You need a great _combination_ of people. Over my career I have seen teams assembled with
by mlhpdx 3y ago
> Sure but do you actually need the absolute best people around?
No. You need a great _combination_ of people. Over my career I have seen teams assembled with “the best” folks to great fanfare an expense. Then, over and over they are schooled by a team that works great together. If there is one lesson for companies to learn in hiring/staffing/team building it’s this - focus on the team and the team’s results.
Yes, there are exceptions.
- esafak 3y agoHow do you hire for team fit when people leave, or change teams voluntarily or through reorgs?
- dbcurtis 3y agoI would put a slightly different twist on that. A team with diverse skills and a lot of mutual trust and respect will work wonders. My current group is what you might call "debug fire jumpers" (not 100% of the role, but a significant fraction of it). Knowing I can call in an expert in an area that I am fuzzy, and there is no judgement, and we can collaboratively solve the problem, is what enables the team to deliver. So I fully agree, building a team with mutual trust and respect is the first order of business.