tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7835876643042605429.post5885557238020057476..comments2024-03-27T15:27:45.669-04:00Comments on ScheyenIAm: Agile: Average Developers Need Not Apply?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759467451239556170noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7835876643042605429.post-82547630391383078552010-06-28T15:00:20.560-04:002010-06-28T15:00:20.560-04:00I think your comments on "superstars" is...I think your comments on "superstars" is great - and you should extend the terminology to its sports origins. If I have a sports team, a true "superstar" will elevate the entire team, starting with the players on the same field at the same time. In sports like soccer or hockey, the superstar inevitably provides opportunities for their linemates by setting up the linemates directly or by drawing defender opposition to themselves, giving the linemates a chance to shine.<br /><br />Plus, it is well understood in sports that if you are the best on your team, you can't get better - it is difficult to rise above a certain plateau because you can always defeat your opposition. That is why the best players are pulled into leagues composed of "the best" from all around. Now the relative skill level has gone up, so you may not be the best anymore. But you will see and learn new things from those around you and achieve that "next level". Surely this principal extends to the "superstar developer" as well.cjguerrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16055591578561756742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7835876643042605429.post-66785877368083571302010-06-28T14:31:17.311-04:002010-06-28T14:31:17.311-04:00Another great post, showing just how much insight ...Another great post, showing just how much insight you've gained into this topic through your various experiences of the past 5 or 6 years.<br /><br />Like you, I've seen many teams raise the games of individuals through the implicit peer pressure / infectious enthusiasm that often permeates a team once they truly feel empowered to do the best job they can. It's the sort of thing that you can't (unfortunately) <i>make</i> happen; all you can do is set up the right environment and then <i>encourage</i> it through your values and actions.<br /><br />Anyone down on Agile may, in fact, have experienced it in a situation where leadership "talked the talk", in that sense, while failing to "walk the walk."Kimota94 aka Matt aka AgileManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00404161474780005815noreply@blogger.com