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		sokoloff on Oct 25, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Employers should prioritize retention over hiring,... OTOH, I can’t tell you the number of mid (or even poorly) performing teams whose lead tells me that everyone on the team is well above average. (I guess logically that I can only conclude that it’s a team leadership problem causing the under-performance...)

alecbz on Oct 26, 2022 [–]

Or a lack of resources? (Unless you're counting that as a "leadership problem")

sokoloff on Oct 26, 2022 | [–]

I think that's not the case in these specific examples I had in mind from history, but is a fair point in the general case.

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