TBM 318: Why Orgs Become Too Tall

Insightful look at the why behind companies become taller instead of more flat as the company adds employees.

My summary is that these factor play a role:

How much support do people need?
Are stakeholders pushing for some roles to signal some company maturity?
Was the company structure setup in a way where small teams were created in order to found and grow the teams?
Was the role of team management given as a way to give growth opportunity?
Is there a belief of ratio between IC and manager that influences teams to be smaller?
Is there a culture of individual projects or of team projects? Individual projects require someone to hand out there projects.
Are members of team working on unrelated projects with unrelated stakeholders or collaborators?
Is the manager workload shifted towards administrative tasks or team coordination tasks?
Are the teams starting more projects than they finish? (WIP)
How much interruptions are teams handling?
How much priority change is there?
How much turnover is there?
How much clarity do people have on their responsibilities, goals, and priorities? If the clarity is low, it requires more frequent alignment.