Comment by jrochkind1

I think the original article was written for someone who's going to _manage_ a new team, although it doesn't say that as explicitly as it should. But that's what I'm reading between the lines.

I think the "listening tour" is a pretty good idea even if you aren't a manager. But what to _do_ with it, needs somewhat different advice.

I also suspect the programmer in the comment I'm replying to did _not_ in fact do the "listening tour" that is the main recommendation of the original article. It's not advocating for suggesting changes based on your personal opinion, but only after learning what the team thinks and based on what they think. So the programmer in the comment I'm replying to didn't follow the advice at all.