![]() ![]() The Super-Chicken group did not fare so well. For the cage-selected line, after just five generations, the number of eggs per hen catapulted from 91 to 237, the mortality rate of the group crashed from 68% to 9%, and the hens also displayed improved wellbeing as a function of the reductions of pecking and negative social interactions. The outcome of this study was striking selecting the best group cages produced hens that thoroughly outperformed the line of individually more productive ‘Super-Chickens’. He then continued to selectively breed using these two separate groups and observed the levels of production. Muir also identified the cages that collectively were more productive at laying eggs in comparison to other cages. Muir selected the most productive hens from each cage and bred the next generation from them. He followed the logic that many employers today tout: take the best individuals, put them in a group together, and then let the magic happen. He wanted to create a group of ‘Super-Chickens’ who would produce more eggs than any other coop. ![]() 1 Muir was looking to explore the various methods of group productivity with regards to egg production. In 1996, evolutionary biologist William Muir conducted a series of unusual experiments at Purdue University. To begin to see why, we turn to evolutionary biology. However, the wisdom behind the application of these models, both in business and sport, is under scrutiny. ![]() Stack-ranking and other business practices of individual selection have been widespread, from General Electric to Microsoft, and is a standard modus operandi in sports teams including the focus of this piece, the European soccer team, Real Madrid. Or at least that has been the dominant rhetoric behind models of group productivity within both the business and sporting industries. It’s a simple notion to strengthening your company and the most efficient way to assemble optimally performing groups, organizations, and sports teams. They want the best and push out the rest. Some of the leading recent startups have competitive employment requirements, a survival of the fittest approach. ‘Ruthless’ and ‘demanding’ are two descriptors of the working environment, sink or swim. Jeff Bezos, CEO and founder of Amazon, recently took some heat when the New York Times exposed working conditions and the corporate culture at his firm. ![]()
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