engineering-culture, Leadership, organizational-design, Servant Leadership, talent-retention People. Innovation. Freedom. In that order. That’s the short version of what makes great engineering cultures work. Most companies invert it — they optimize for process, efficiency, and control. Then they wonder why their best people leave. My reflections on No Rules Rules : Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention Talent density is not a buzzword Here’s something most leaders won’t say out loud: one low performer on your team isn’t just a performance problem. It’s a tax on everyone else. Adequate performers drain the manager’s energy. They pull down the quality of decisions. They cause teammates to route around them instead of through them. And over time, they drive the people who care most about the work out the door. The implicit message every time a leader tolerates mediocrity is: this is what we expect here. Jerks, slackers, pessimists, sweet people who aren’t performing — they all have the…
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