Role Schizophrenia

Conway's Law: When HR Titles Fragment the System Before the Code Does

In short Jack of all trades, master of none: that hire has never delivered Architecture gets decided the moment the org chart and job descriptions are written In the age of AI, the mistake costs more: the real scarcity isn’t model mastery, it’s knowledge of the business being assisted ⎙ Imprimer / Télécharger en PDF Cloud architect. AI architect. DevOps architect. Integration architect. Tomorrow, no doubt, agentic architect. Every technology wave demands its own totem, and the organization complies — a role, a job description, a line in the org chart. ...

July 31, 2026 · 10 min · Laurence Poussard
When the Unknown Pushes Us to Do Other People's Work

When the Unknown Pushes Us to Do Other People's Work

Faced with an organizational blind spot, everyone tends to fill it themselves — and that reflex comes with a measurable price. In short Role ambiguity is, per the research, the costliest workplace stressor there is Escalating a need for clarity is healthy; bypassing someone else’s role to decide in their place isn’t Changing roles is legitimate — quietly exercising one you never took on isn’t ⎙ Imprimer / Télécharger en PDF The Perception Trap When the Unknown Pushes Us to Do Other People’s Work There’s a behavior found in almost every company, regardless of size or industry. ...

July 31, 2026 · 9 min · Laurence Poussard