Sounds like your CFO (also CTO?) is performing two huge roles. If he keeps focusing on managing the tech your finances are probably not in good hands (since he/she is probably doing neither job optimally).
It sounds like a toxic mess.
> It’s because no matter how smart you folks are as individuals, in the aggregate you are like toddlers. You dump all your toys on the floor and then chase after some other kid’s shinier toy. Your poor CIO is left cleaning up your mess in the middle of the night after stepping on a Lego brick.
Viewing your underlings as toddlers probably isn't helping matters much. Everyone has very specific needs. They are interested in meeting their needs and need to make local decisions that look dumb from high level. Aka greedy choices.
Its a bit academic, but "Cognitive Structure of Emotions", Ortony might help you break down some of the people issues in your org.
There is a balance. How do you give lower parts of your organization autonomy to make local decisions and at the same time make choices that are sane from a higher level. 40-50 people is typically a tipping point for human social structure. This is where tribal systems break down and require a strong leader and more well defined roles.
It sounds like a toxic mess.
> It’s because no matter how smart you folks are as individuals, in the aggregate you are like toddlers. You dump all your toys on the floor and then chase after some other kid’s shinier toy. Your poor CIO is left cleaning up your mess in the middle of the night after stepping on a Lego brick.
Viewing your underlings as toddlers probably isn't helping matters much. Everyone has very specific needs. They are interested in meeting their needs and need to make local decisions that look dumb from high level. Aka greedy choices.
Its a bit academic, but "Cognitive Structure of Emotions", Ortony might help you break down some of the people issues in your org.
There is a balance. How do you give lower parts of your organization autonomy to make local decisions and at the same time make choices that are sane from a higher level. 40-50 people is typically a tipping point for human social structure. This is where tribal systems break down and require a strong leader and more well defined roles.