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Re:The Chief People Officer as PM by theshrike79 on Thursday August 26, 2021 @03:32AM (#28311702)
Good old Chesterton's Fence.

Things are the way they are for a reason. Don't start changing everything without first understanding the reasons.

Re:The Chief People Officer as PM by vosper on Thursday August 26, 2021 @05:24AM (#28312506)
In the case of a fence someone built a thing in a particular place. That it was constructed and positioned intentionally is clear, and it’s simply the reason that is missing.

In many orgs things are much more organic and random, and less intentional.

Sometimes there is no fence.

Re:The Chief People Officer as PM by throwaway98797 on Thursday August 26, 2021 @09:39AM (#28314786)
chesterton fence + lindy

a fence that’s up for 30 years is more likely to have purpose than a 2 year old process set up in a growing company.

generally, you can tear things down the younger they are.