[distantaidenn]

Wow, I didn't think my comment would be so contentious. Just to clarify, I did not say that she felt she didn't need the team, nor am I sure where you got that impression.

She was quite communicative in other ways -- just didn't see the need for standups. Due her effectiveness, I had no reason to try to change that behavior. She got shit done, and everyone knew it -- with our without a standup.

Edit: And please note that I said "universal" standups. I feel we often want to apply a one size fits all to developer mindsets. Maybe she was shy. Maybe she felt pressure from the ceremony. Maybe she did just feel it was a complete waste of time. Either way, my job as PM was to get products built, and a big part of that was understanding the individual mindsets and capabilities of the engineers on my team.