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Having a lot of stars on your team can reduce it's effectiveness

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Paper Title: Too Many Cooks Spoil the Broth: How High-Status Individuals Decrease Group Effectiveness
Year of Publication: 2010
Journal: Organization Science
Authors: Boris Groysberg (Harvard Business School), Jeffrey T. Polzer (Harvard Business School), Hillary Anger Elfenbein (Washington University in St. Louis)

Why this matters

It's important to think about the status of team members when forming a group, and when hiring for new team members. It can prevent help you prevent future team dysfunction, and save on cost of hiring the wrong candidates, especially senior ones.

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