Chief

Role Attribute

A Chief is a people manager in the Governance Crew, taking care of the business from the perspective of all stakeholders.

Role Attributes:

Chief β€’ Captain β€’ Chair β€’ Enabler β€’ Scribe β€’ Envoy β€’ Agent β€’ Guide β€’ Producer β€’ Director β€’ Guru β€’ Creator β€’ Performer β€’ Maven β€’ Custodian β€’ Inspector β€’ (custom)

Purpose

A Chief carries ultimate accountability for all that happens with the Base.

Notes

There are typically multiple Chiefs in a Governance Crew.

The Chief is similar to the Tribe Lead and Chapter Lead in the β€œSpotify Modelβ€œ, the Business Owner in SAFe, and the Business Unit Manager in traditional structures.

A Chief is not the same as a Captain. The Chiefs are the only β€œline managers”, and they only operate in the Governance Crew. The Captains are not line managers and they can operate in all other Crews.

Rules / Constraints

  • Only a Chief can be the line manager of people working across the Base.

  • The role of Chief exists only in the Governance Crew and nowhere else.

  • A Chief does not report to anyone except another Chief.

β€œThe role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say.”

(Source: Anais Nin)