## Metadata - Author: [[łukasz-korecki|Łukasz Korecki]] - Full Title:: Don’t Fool Yourself: The Team Is the Unit - Category:: #🗞️Articles - Document Tags:: [[Engineering management|Engineering Management]], - URL:: https://betterprogramming.pub/dont-fool-yourself-the-team-is-the-unit-9decdd388881 - Finished date:: [[2023-08-31]] ## Highlights > You protect what makes your team work well, regardless of company-wide decisions ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01h942dgnqgt5dh5snz9mm1zhw)) >  ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01h942ssgtzqnpbd3v777zgw40)) Isn't this disempowering the workers? > I also learned that the managers and directors had tons of meetings to set the right context for the team so engineers could just go wild and be productive ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01h942s3kbx51y3ffegexjagev)) > Team leaders and the immediate team environment shape a lot of what matters in an employee’s work life, such as attention to strengths, clarity of expectations, and feedback frequency. This micro-environment often trumps the broader organizational culture. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01h942smc481rga08j8ckk0kpx))