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New management in the last company I worked for went on a crusade against silos. Their strategy was to randomly shuffle people across teams. Literally random.
by alejoar 3y ago
New management in the last company I worked for went on a crusade against silos.
Their strategy was to randomly shuffle people across teams. Literally random.
You could tell how productivity bottomed and soon after a lot of senior engineers left the company.
This is a multimillion american media company.
- cdavid 3y agosilos is one of this keyword that is org health dependent. When things go well, people highlight team autonomy. For the exact same setup, when things go bad, people talk about silos.
- bigbillheck 3y agoMandating that is a terrible idea but I think giving senior people (and go-getting junior ones) in team A an opportunity to do a 6-12 month rotation in team B, and so on, is a great idea.