Re:Intel restructures and creates new business units and lea...
by PragmaticPulp on Tuesday June 22, 2021 @07:08PM
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> I've now worked in three companies where this is extremely apparent. In the latest company I've gone from 3-degrees from the CEO to 6 in little over ten months.
On the other end of the spectrum, I worked at a company where the CEO tried to eliminate middle management and manage engineers through 1 layer of management or even directly by himself. It was terrible.
Large companies require subdivision and layers of amazement. Getting it right is difficult. Getting it wrong is easy.
In my opinion, it requires an executive management team that is focused on deliberately building the right structure rather than letting it evolve organically. Organic middle management growth usually turns into a race for headcount because the quickest way to move up is to put more people underneath yourself. An upper management that knows how to set the structure from above and have zero tolerance for political games is key.
On the other end of the spectrum, I worked at a company where the CEO tried to eliminate middle management and manage engineers through 1 layer of management or even directly by himself. It was terrible.
Large companies require subdivision and layers of amazement. Getting it right is difficult. Getting it wrong is easy.
In my opinion, it requires an executive management team that is focused on deliberately building the right structure rather than letting it evolve organically. Organic middle management growth usually turns into a race for headcount because the quickest way to move up is to put more people underneath yourself. An upper management that knows how to set the structure from above and have zero tolerance for political games is key.