Bb5a31f81ClaimSpawn's engineering team classifies failing to deploy code modifications at least once every hour as a system outageAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimServal does not operate a dedicated product management department, assigning product decisions directly to its engineering teamAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimAnthropic established separate developer relations teams for the Claude platform API business and Claude CodeAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimKatherine May resigned from her job due to stress while writing her book WinteringAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimAmazon organizes non-core initiatives such as robotics and satellite operations using decentralized, single-threaded leadership teams rather than shared multi-business executive managementAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimCloudflare OS is used more by Cloudflare's go-to-market and general and administrative personnel than by Cloudflare's software engineering teamsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimFields Medalist Hugo Duminil-Copin stated that he felt paralyzed following AI-generated mathematics breakthroughsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimModal classifies all technical staff as members of technical staff to equalize organizational prestige between individual contributors and engineering managersAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimCursor team members shaved their heads to celebrate reaching $1 million in annual recurring revenueAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimOpenAI includes training on identifying foreign intelligence agents and insider threats within its employee onboarding programAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimNASA successfully built bonds between American astronauts and Russian cosmonauts by having them complete a challenging training course together in the wildernessAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimDuring a NASA training program, astronauts and cosmonauts bonded by sharing their personal origin stories of wanting to go to spaceAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81Claim"Task cohesion," which is alignment around a common mission, is a stronger predictor of team performance than "social cohesion."AgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimAtlassian's data showed that a quarterly off-site for bonding and problem-solving was more important for team connection than the frequency of office attendanceAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81Claim"Social cohesion" refers to the personal bonds and friendships between team membersAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimA suggested script for initiating feedback is: "I noticed something, and if I were in your shoes, I would want to hear it."AgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimWhen giving feedback, establishing caring intentions is more critical than crafting the perfect messageAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimBuilding team bonds is most effective when done through challenges related to the work itself, rather than through generic team-building exercises like trust fallsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimThe "feedback sandwich," which involves burying criticism between two pieces of praise, is described by Adam Grant as an unnecessary tacticAgreeDisagree