Like most buzzwords, gaslight has lost its meaning.
Raf
joined 2 years ago
Gaslighting is convincing someone that they perceived or remembered things incorrectly. That's a very specific kind of manipulation.
Shipping is essentially fan fiction. It's fine as long as nobody takes anything too seriously.
Form a starting team based on skill sets and let them do the rest. Give them a project and they will tell you what they need if they feel assured that you have the capability and will to help them. You want the team to cater to the product, not to the manager because manager satisfaction does not bring value to the organization or the customer. You only need to manage more closely if for some reason you were only able to gather junior devs.
I find that it's good to ask questions that allow them to vent further.