In this episode, Gino Marckx and Wayne Hetherington explore why organizing teams around technical components creates dependencies that slow down your entire organization.

Discover:

• Why component teams introduce crippling dependencies
• How "islands of knowledge" become serious bottlenecks
• The hidden costs of teams protecting "their territory"
• Practical steps to break down silos without reorganizing everything
• Why self-service platforms and cross-team collaboration work

Perfect for technical leaders, project managers, and architects struggling with cross-team dependencies!

#ComponentTeams #OrganizationalDesign #TeamStructure #ConwaysLaw

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Is your organization spreading people too thin across multiple teams? In this revealing episode, Hino and Wayne expose how the well-intentioned practice of assigning people to multiple teams is DESTROYING productivity and team ownership! 😱

🔥 You'll discover:

• Why your team members are stuck in ENDLESS standups with nothing to report
• The shocking productivity loss from constant context switching between teams
• How assigning scarce resources across multiple teams actually REINFORCES knowledge silos
• The real reason your "resource optimization" is causing project delays
• Why team members assigned to multiple projects feel like "fifth wheels" instead of valued contributors

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Questions Answered

0:38 What problems arise when people are assigned to multiple teams? 

1:04 How do structure issues lead to inefficient workflows? 

2:27 Why do organizations assign people to multiple teams? 

5:02 What are the effects on productivity when people work across teams? 

8:08 How do multi-team assignments damage team ownership? 

10:40 When do dependencies between teams block progress? 

12:19 What solutions can fix fractional team assignments? 

14:20 How can organizations maximize workflow across teams?

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🔍 Ever been measured on KPIs that made you game the system? In this eye-opening episode about performance measurement mistakes, Gino Marckx and Wayne Hetherington reveal how your well-intentioned metrics might be DESTROYING team accountability and causing serious productivity issues! 😱

🔥 You'll discover:
- Why tracking sprint velocity and story points might be HURTING your project
- The shocking ways teams manipulate agile metrics to look good
- How performance measurements designed for accountability actually DESTROY team ownership
- The ONE question to ask before implementing any KPI or measurement system
- Why managers are completely WASTING TIME with metrics that don't align with organizational goals

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Questions Answered

0:36 What are the problems with KPIs that aren't aligned with organizational goals?

 1:09 What are real-world examples of misaligned KPIs? 

2:31 Why do organizations implement KPIs that don't align with goals? 

6:03 How do metrics designed for accountability actually reduce ownership? 

7:16 What are ways teams manipulate metrics to look good? 

8:19 How do misaligned KPIs create blame cultures? 

9:28 What should we actually measure instead? 

11:00 How do we make metrics truly actionable?

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Welcome to the first episode of "Good Intentions and Bad Outcomes", featuring hosts Gino Marckx and Wayne Hetherington. In this first episode, dive into the nuanced world of OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) and explore how workplace challenges arise when good intentions don't always lead to the desired outcomes.

Join Gino and Wayne as they examine the common pitfalls of using performance targets as key results, a practice that can inadvertently pull teams away from their core objectives. This episode offers valuable insights into how setting performance targets might impact team motivation and why it often results in maintaining the status quo rather than fostering growth and innovation.

Key discussion points include:

• The foundational purpose of OKRs and their role in enhancing team motivation.
• Strategies to set effective stretch goals that push teams beyond mediocrity.
• Leadership approaches to cultivating a more autonomous and engaged team environment.
• Practical alternatives to traditional performance targets for improved alignment and success.

Be part of this insightful conversation and learn how to transform good intentions into impactful outcomes. We also encourage you to share your own workplace challenges or OKR experiences for discussion in future episodes.

Tune in and let's turn your good intentions into great achievements!

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Is there such a thing as too much planning? Listen to what John and Gino have to say about this.

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