Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager

Breaking Silos with Guilds

Guilds are a straightforward yet powerful technique for preventing silos. A guild is a group of people who work on different teams but share a common interest or skill set. The neat thing about guilds is that since they’re just a group of people with a common goal, and since it’s so easy to talk via chat and video call, you too can help form guilds in your company: no top-down approach required.

You may be wondering why we’re covering guilds if they don’t need a manager to form them. The reason that they’re worth covering is that they’re another useful tool for you to suggest to your staff to solve common problems, which in turn increases their confidence and autonomy. You’re also well-positioned as a manager to help ...