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Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
perkinsy@aus.social ("Yvonne Perkins") wrote:
It is such a treat reading the book written by psychologist, @grimalkina, 'The Pyschology of Software Teams'. It is well written and strongly resonates with anyone who has worked in the tech sector.
Take this quote from chapter 3, p. 49:
"In the real world, individual performance is rarely the strongest predictor of group outcomes. In fact, the strongest predictors of developers' self-reported productivity tend to be social and communal factors, like peer support and work structures that allow for more self-directed problem-solving."The chapter is titled, 'More Bands and Fewer Rockstars'. Amen to that. My best work experiences have been working in teams that are not regarded as having ace developers, but the collaboration of some of these teams has been exceptional, they have been able to pull great results AND everyone actually enjoys working together, to the extent that the team comes to the office more than is mandated because they love working with each other.
