Gold-Filling Gaps: How to Create a Thriving Team Through Kintsugi Principles
summary
Compares two concrete repair paths: rapid replacement and outsourced hiring that fills seats in days but leaves teams stuck between forming, storming and norming, versus a slower route that uses exit interviews and actioning feedback to fix root causes, which takes weeks but yields lasting stability. Describes materials trade-offs — traditional sap glue (food safe) versus synthetic fast glue (toxic over time) — and recommends combining measured repairs (mentoring, hard conversations) with small visible rituals like public recognition and an opt‑in pair programming pilot with tracked outcomes.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction to Kintsugi
- 1:51What is Kintsugi
- 3:39Signs of broken teams
- 6:55No golden glue exists
- 8:20Traditional vs modern Kintsugi
- 11:30Preparation in Kintsugi
- 14:21The golden dust step
- 15:52Recap and key takeaways
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