>I say this because we (a) hire MBAs, (b) hire less qualified developers for roles that do not require deep technical knowledge, (c) have motivational posters, etc...
I can't say this inspires very much confidence. Why does hiring MBAs mean you are successful? What exactly do they do to make you successful? On developers, if they have the knowledge for the job then they are qualified, not less qualified. This terminology is very worrisome. And motivational posters? That was a joke I guess?
And what does any of this have to do with being on the brink of failure or not? You can have a perfect team and still fail because of a bad product direction or market fit.
GP doesn't mean that those are signs of success; they mean just that those three things aren't signs the company is failing like some of the other comments suggest.
I can't say this inspires very much confidence. Why does hiring MBAs mean you are successful? What exactly do they do to make you successful? On developers, if they have the knowledge for the job then they are qualified, not less qualified. This terminology is very worrisome. And motivational posters? That was a joke I guess?
And what does any of this have to do with being on the brink of failure or not? You can have a perfect team and still fail because of a bad product direction or market fit.