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I've been part of two really good teams, one went away because the company closed, the other because it was managed into smithereens. It honestly seemed like it
by formerly_proven 2y ago
I've been part of two really good teams, one went away because the company closed, the other because it was managed into smithereens. It honestly seemed like it didn't sit right with any level of management to have a bunch of at best average teams and then one very good team in the same org chart, they seemed to prefer to just have every team scrape along.
- agumonkey 2y agoMaybe society is submitted to a law of averages..
- BriggyDwiggs42 2y agoSystems built around profit seek efficiency, thus standardization.
- agumonkey 2y agoeven without the notion of profit, averages reduce risks and helps survival imo
- BriggyDwiggs42 2y agoNo that’s not it. Averages are easy to reason about top down. Averages are like manufactured parts; you can replace them when they break or slot them in where they’re needed. They’re easy to herd as a manager because they all work the same way. Before we had societies, this sort of reasoning wouldn’t have been very useful. A tribal chief doesn’t need uniformity, he needs to understand his members, all of whom he knows from birth, well enough to utilize their talents.
- dennis_jeeves2 2y agoTrue, one can build a society with no layoffs etc. but collectively we are just not smart enough to do it.