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Purpose of organization and how it should reflect to individual teams

The company's product architecture must align with the organizational structure. 

In this environment, experienced team members can use their knowledge to guide their teams' performance. Using soft skills to act as mentors and maintain team unity.

It's important to note that a change in power dynamics may occur, as these team members will no longer have the authority to promote or fire employees. This shift emphasizes that leadership must be earned rather than granted through a title.

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What if there was a queue with problems on one side and a group of people with proposals to solve those problems? A cross-functional team implies that the team includes every skill required to solve problems.

As individuals, we yearn for stability and predictability in our daily lives. Consistency in our goals and strategies is crucial.

Autonomy gives purpose; everything else comes second. Not meeting these fundamental needs can cause stress and impact productivity and well-being. 

To inspire and engage team members, we should create positive outcomes and make impartial decisions. We can establish a more productive and rewarding work environment by working and prioritizing these basic needs.

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Delegating authority over each part of your system to individuals rather than teams is advisable. This way, you can divide the defined and separated components among your engineers. Doing so will help prevent them from creating low-quality work and allow them to produce their best work.

Organizations exist to solve problems that individuals cannot tackle alone. 

To thrive, companies must invent new ways of working. 

Company strategy should emerge from successful initiatives at all levels, not from a single person.

During challenging times, it's vital to maintain discipline when placing bets.

Aligning the team structure with the organization's value creation can impact performance.

When handling a project, a project manager is named to supervise the process. Yet, the project manager requires more authority to lead due to team members' loyalty to their respective functions. This often results in extra bureaucratic processes instead of genuine workflow innovation. 

Every team should be accountable for their process. 

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