Imagine you had a team of the best basketball players of the early 21st century. Lebron James, Dwayne Wade, Carmello Anthony, Tim Duncan, Amar’e Stoudemire and Allen Iverson amongst others. How do you think this team would perform in a tournament? There is a general assumption that if you want to get the best performance out of a team you have to hire the best talent available on to that team. We will look at research that shows that in many conditions this can be demonstrably false. We will explore the differences between individual-focused(Baseball) and team-focused(Basketball) activities and the difference individual talent makes. How do we use the lessons we learn from these sports to build better teams? How do these results translate at scale? We will also explore the definition of the label – Superstar. We will look at what Superstar means in terms of American Football and in terms of software teams. We will then talk about how we can redefine a superstar from a team perspective. Come join us as we draw parallels between on-field and in-office teams.