@aytekintank: In two decades of running Jotform, I’ve learned that star performers don’t automatically create high-performing teams—a…
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Jotform founder shares lessons from two decades of leadership, arguing that star performers don't automatically create high-performing teams and that AI can exacerbate this problem.
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