[Instantix]

I agree for an ideal world but the problem is often the wall of the reality i.e. TIME. Levelling the playing field takes time and it's not doable when you have to deliver now, not in a month. So playing at a level sustainable by everyone on the long run is certainly a better and more robust approach.

[sebastianconcpt]

Right but managers have the responsibility to validate everyone has not only the right level of urgency but that has it in the right thing. The natural thing to happen is small deviations escalating to misalignment and later lack of trust. Managers should check on the small deviations and gently (social skill) help teammates stream their energy and efforts to take the mission to success. And whatever the major constraint is for a given team, every business needs to de-risk their engineering investments and nothing does that better than a great team culture and great vibes among teammates. If managers aren't the protectors of that I see them as either incompetent, failures or frauds.