My team just moved managers to individual contributors because they had about far below the new minimum requirement of 9 directs. This was a major positive because they were very negative and known for micromanaging and creating rework for their directs and now the directs have a decent manager. Anyone else seeing good or bad things because of this rule? It looks like it’s rolling out faster in some groups that others.
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I thought it was 8 a few years ago.
@cc COO isn’t bad. Based on all the horror stories I have heard from colleagues in other groups, I think COO is pretty decent. I have been in this area for several years and have not seen anything terrible. The more I learn about other areas, the more I appreciate COO.
@cq my understanding is that execs are not exempt. At least mine wasn’t.
If so they are going to have a lot of branches without managers, and the "director class" is going to get absolutely smashed. Hardly any have 9+.
It will impact all groups. Execs are exempt and some areas may be able to get a short term exception. It’s spans and layers it was 7 and it is moving up
@cb isn't ITV about to be decimated anyway
HR just does what they are told. That said, COO is a total piece of S, so this rumor seems like something he'd do.
I’m a director in ITV. This is all nonsense.
@av they have none so not an issue
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I have to wonder though... all those students booing AI at commencement. Where will they feel their deposits are safe?
They are in COOHOOTS.......there, fixed it for ya !
@a8 OP here, might be rolling out faster in some areas than others. This is an HR initiative to be applied across the company. Those managers impacted received very short notice that it was about to happen. They are in COO.
Yes, now the Manager has 15 reports and announced that all 1-1s are cancelled because it is just too much work.
Wait a second......you manage managers ??......isn't that a mo--n, oxy ?
Might be a LOB thing. I manage managers and haven't heard a peep about it.