Hacker News with Generative AI: Team Dynamics

Why Your 'Harmonious' Team Is Failing (terriblesoftware.org)
Teams often confuse psychological safety with everyone getting along perfectly. I see leaders bragging about teams where nobody ever raises their voice, where meetings wrap up with everyone nodding along, and where disagreements are rare. Some even think their team is “psychologically safe” because nobody ever argues.
Team Dynamics, Leadership, Software Development, Workplace Culture
80 points by dotmanish 14 days ago | 64 comments
Yes you built that but at what cost? (abhinavomprakash.com)
You tighten the last screw on the bridge. Feeling triumphant you raise your hands and cheer. Your crew cheers. The bridge is five years too late but it is done. The people you started with are no longer with you. But they were traitors and disloyal people. “Tough times don’t last, tough people do” you utter to yourself, rationalizing the loss of your entire team.
Management, Leadership, Team Dynamics, Success, Cost
9 points by lazyfolder 69 days ago | 0 comments
Ask HN: How to handle pushback on a team switch? (ycombinator.com)
Here's an _imaginary_ but common scenario in the corp tech hemisphere:<p>VP: Gives the IC a dubious signal about a promo in the next cycle, mentioning tenure, budget constraints, or something incredibly vague.<p>IC: Lets go of the promo and seeks to switch teams at the same level in search of more interesting work and possibly to avoid a similar situation in the next cycle.<p>VP: Feels betrayed, claiming they were working hard on the promo case and that it might have happened
Career Advice, Team Dynamics, Software Engineering, Management
38 points by rednafi 80 days ago | 46 comments
Crushing Jira tickets is a party trick, not a path to impact (seangoedecke.com)
Don’t be a JIRA ticket zombie! I think a common experience among ambitious juniors - certainly I did this once - is to get frustrated at the slow pace of a team and decide “screw it, I’ll just burn through all these tickets”.
Software Development, Productivity, Project Management, Team Dynamics
89 points by scarface_74 91 days ago | 81 comments
Time for a code-yellow?: A blunt instrument that works (nilam.ca)
I promised myself never again. Never again would I call a code-yellow. Code-yellows suck, drain team morale, and they leave a lingering distaste amongst all those involved. Yet, during my 8-years at Instacart, they were our most effective and consistent weapon in ensuring we made meaningful progress on our hairiest problems.
Management, Code Reviews, Team Dynamics, Software Development
64 points by BerislavLopac 131 days ago | 114 comments
Sneakers – The Team's Demands [video] (youtube.com)
Sneakers, Video, Team Dynamics
10 points by Avshalom 228 days ago | 2 comments
The magic of small engineering teams (posthog.com)
Software Engineering, Team Dynamics, Productivity
87 points by surprisetalk 295 days ago | 40 comments
The magic of small engineering teams (posthog.com)
Software Engineering, Team Dynamics, Productivity
266 points by andyjohnson0 296 days ago | 156 comments
The 10x developer makes their whole team better (stackoverflow.blog)
Software Development, Team Dynamics, Productivity
38 points by kungfudoi 309 days ago | 22 comments
Ask HN: Co-founder doesn't produce work, is unrealiable, doesn't want to leave (ycombinator.com)
Startup Issues, Team Dynamics, Entrepreneurship, Remote Work
30 points by crushersk 347 days ago | 56 comments