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Hi! Thanks for taking the time to jump onto Glassdoor and share your experience. It's always really appreciated. I love love love how much you packed into the Pros there! I'm so glad that's the experience you're having.
I really like everything you've said here - and actually one of my favourite things is how you've listed "Collaboration" as both a Pro and a Con! If that doesn't explain the complexities of scaling a business I don't know what does 😆. And I fully agree with you.
I often say that in us as humans, our biggest strength is often also our biggest weakness. Whenever people are struggling with some part of themselves, I like to ask about how that part of them shows up in positive ways. For me, it can be strong feelings. They work well for me when I need to champion an important cause, or inspire the team towards a mission or a goal - but that can work against me when those feelings veer into frustration or impatience. So I have to work on loving the strength and then work at ensuring that this part of me is more controlled in the scenarios where it shows up in an un-helpful way.
Collaboration feels exactly like that to me! We need it to create buy in from everyone involved, and it helps with communication and broad perspective. But it also slows things down and can lead to distributed ownership where no one knows who's responsible. This is particularly something that we're working through on the "Triad" structure of the Product org.
I'm looking forward to seeing how that idea evolves over time to become a little more clear - ensuring that all voices are heard and respected, while still leading to clear action and alignment.
Thanks for being on this Jane Journey with us!
Ali - Co-Founder/Co-CEO
on behalf of Jane