Collaboration sucks
11 days ago
- #productivity
- #collaboration
- #ownership
- Collaboration can slow down progress and reduce effectiveness when overused.
- PostHog promotes a 'You’re the driver' value, emphasizing high ownership and minimal coordination.
- Excessive collaboration leads to eroded motivation, confidence, and slower shipping of products.
- Common collaboration pitfalls include vague feedback requests and unnecessary discussions.
- Strategies to reduce collaboration include defaulting to shipping, tagging specific people for input, and giving feedback post-ship.
- Not all collaboration is bad, but it should be actively managed to avoid inefficiency.