Understanding orgs and helping them work better

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Sameen — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 15:29:01 GMT

Very Interesting post!!!

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MRS — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 01:28:12 GMT

As a high-ranking MSFT leader, you'd presumably have a good deal of insight into the recent org chart rejiggle. So:

-Is JimAll being 'retired' because of the delays in Vista?

-Why was Joe Peterson demoted a few months ago for the Longhorn delays instead of being fired? Continuing to receive millions in stock options seems (to this potential MSFT applicant, anyway) to demonstrate a lack of accountability.

-Will this help shareholders get real P&L figures per division, instead of foisting costs onto MSR, central marketing or the like? This q is also known as: Why is MBS growing slower than market, aka: When do you anticipate that shareholders will start seeing a return on XBox (profitability would be a excellent start, but it's not really enough!)

-What effects will the re-org have on customers? employees? shareholders? How soon can we expect these changes to percolate through?

-What will this mean for you personally, and Office generally?

-Is this re-org just the result of the quadrennial Microsoft Chair Olympics ;-)

re: Understanding orgs and helping them work better

steven_sinofsky — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 03:47:18 GMT

MRS -- sorry this blog is not the best place for discussion on these comments. I'd refer you to microsoft.com. Sorry about that.

re: Understanding orgs and helping them work better

Steve — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 09:53:23 GMT

Sounds so demeaning being called a bottom.

re: Understanding orgs and helping them work better

steven_sinofsky — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 10:07:45 GMT

I thought so too when I went to the workshop. But they've been doing this since the 1960's! I think they are using that terminology on purpose to emphasize the common emotion each role feels when things are not going well. Tops feel the burden of being on top. Middles feel squeezed. Bottoms feel like victims.

It is also important to understand that a key lesson from the book is that you can feel like a bottom even if your job title is "Manager". It all depends on context. Even the CEO is a middle--between shareholders and employees. Middles can feel like tops when it is just the middle manager meeting the team. Or middle managers can feel like bottoms when the middle managers all meet with the vice president.

That's what makes this all so interesting in terms of walking in the other's shoes.

--Steven

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