>>>In any team development getting the mix right is, I would say, more important than the 'level'. In fact with too many prima donnas around things can get pretty tough :)
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>>Good leadership, a sexy project, incentives and equity might overcome prima donna issues. If there is a pot of gold at the end of the project a team of prima donnas could do it.
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>Very well said! In fact, this could be the subject of a separate, very interesting thread.

What I tried to emphasize [also] was that planning, a reasonable delivery schedule, and adhering to that schedule is very important. We must always avoid the "shame" factor by not failing on our promises.