on 23-May-2013 06:52
Chris Lema posted a blog recently about business being personal and I whole-heartedly agree. It is personal. I work at least half of my waking hours every day and as Chris says in the article, "Life is too short to work w/ jerks." I have had jobs where the team was very cohesive, and jobs with a room full of alphas. Cohesion is king. Which brings me to the DevCentral team. I've worked with some great teams, but never before have I worked with a team of people that constantly wow me. Not just with their skills, but their genuine concern for me and others on the team. The traits I love about everyone on this team: humility, respect, drive. Everyone is driven and they're all way smarter than me (you should surround yourself with people way smarter than you, too, trust me), yet everyone has their niche. I'd like to highlight my perspective on the niches my teammates bring to the table.
I could go on and on about my team, and even highlight some of the crazy goodness in our former teammates (looking at you, Colin, Josh, George, Don, & Deb), but I'll stop there. How about you? What traits make your teams successful?