Prompt: Team Culture Improver

Lessons from Pixar, team psychology, and a boat party gone wrong.

Hey there—Alberto here.

I’ve worked at 7 software companies in 5 years.

The biggest problems weren’t technical.

They were human.

Here are 3 culture shifts I wish every engineering leader understood—so you can build a team that’s creative, collaborative, and actually enjoys coming to work.

1. People are more important than ideas or processes, so assembling the perfect team is critical

Many people think that success in business hinges on coming up with as many groundbreaking ideas as possible.

While this certainly doesn't hurt, there's one far more important element to success—hiring the right people.

Indeed, it's more important to have a great team than a great idea. Ultimately, it doesn't matter how good your idea is, how clear your goals are, or how airtight your plan is—without the right team to get the job done, you won't succeed. For example, almost everything you buy, from your iPhone to a five-star meal, is not the result of a single idea but the sum of many people's cooperative efforts.