Superstar Developer. Greatest Asset. Greatest Risk.

Your superstar developer is your greatest asset. And your greatest risk.

Many companies are fighting for super-talented developers. Only the superstar developer takes on difficult tasks (and the rest of the team takes on the easier tasks). If there’s an emergency bug fix, the superstar developer fixes it quickly (because the rest of the team cannot do it). They’re the firefighter, the hero. The superstar developer can pull all-nighters if needed. The superstar takes their laptop on vacation. They’re always there.

But what happens when they burn out? What happens when they leave the company?

That’s when your biggest asset becomes your greatest risk.

That’s when you realize you can’t just rely on high-performance individuals. You need to build a high-performance organization. You need to build high-performance teams.