Thanks to everyone who came to my CodeCraftConf session today, and to the organisers for all their hard work. Here’s the questions I asked, and I’ll follow up with my thoughts from the discussion.

Successfully Growing A Team

1. When is it time to grow your team?
2. How do you deal with resistance from existing team members?
3. Is it more important to find a culture fit or build a diverse team?
4. What is your biggest worry with your current team size, or with growing your current team?
5. How frequently can you add new people to your team?
6. How long does it take to integrate someone new?
7. What practices do you use to ensure sustainable growth?
8. How do you know when a team is too big?
9. How do you split a team that’s grown too big?
10. How do you grow a team when the existing members are already overworked?
11. How long is your recruitment pipeline in terms of short-term planning (getting people in the door) and long-term planning (having the right team in place for next year or 5 years?
12. How do you recruit outside your specialty?