An Elegant Puzzle

When a new role is created, the role’s designers have a very clear vision of how they want the new function to work. Many other individuals are not particularly concerned with how the creators want the function to work, and will view it as an opportunity to offload tasks that they find challenging, difficult, or uninteresting. This can lead to new roles being immediately underwater, which often feels like success to leaders attempting to grow the size of their organization. However, that can easily translate into an unlovable work experience for those performing the role.