Carr: Ideas outside existing org structures must be shelved or given dedicated owners
Bill Carr · Unpacking Amazon’s unique ways of working | Bill Carr (author of Working Backwards) · Nov 2, 2023 · at 53:50
Former Amazon executive Bill Carr explains how leaders must handle novel initiatives that lack natural structural homes without distracting existing teams.
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“When something came up, some idea that didn't neatly fit within my org structure, I couldn't necessarily delegate it to someone that this, there were only two things I could possibly do, which is just sort of set it aside altogether. Cause otherwise just be a real distraction to people. Or I had to decide this was a compelling enough idea that we were going to take a resource, could be one person, could be a whole team, doesn't, depending on the idea, and I'm gonna have to assign that resource to actually go look at this and work at this, otherwise it will never happen.”
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