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RobinHanson's avatar

I agree this discussion happens re key for-profit teams.

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Nathan Taylor's avatar

You say "If people typically want the two of these things together, then the actual design problem is how to achieve good ideals via a strong well-bonded group. Which isn’t a design problem I hear people talk about much." Actually that is a constant discussion point in management team building. Especially I see this focus in hot areas like software development where staff retention of top talent is so difficult. The most attractive job for people with the resume who can be picky is a mission based team with a common goal, where everyone has your back and no one is a parasite on the group, and the team decides collectively on action. Agile software methodology of course aligns to this team structure. Of course that stated goal may be somewhat hypocritical, but I think this is a real thing happening in the real world. I just listened to an episode of the Vector podcast, where Don Melton (Apple Safari team lead) talks about team building. Worth a listen. Perhaps this only impacts top talent, but as the world gets richer and people can be more picky about jobs, it's possible it would trickle down to more of the workfroce.

Vector Podcast:http://www.imore.com/vector...

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