Cohort Three
Six companies, one staff
Six companies of 203, each with a name that carries a story and each run as a modern company: consulting, risk and compliance, sales, construction, field operations and cross-border trade. They join everyone else on staff, work to the same standard, and work for anyone who hires them.
- Modern companies, modern workEach is organised the way a modern company of 200 runs: practices, teams and project pods, with plain modern titles and roles.
- Everyone is welcomeNo company stands for one people, and none is set against another. Every one of them works for anyone, anywhere.
- About 200 each1 Director · 6 Managers · 13 Workflow Leads · 34 Operators · 55 Specialists · 91 Associates, and above them an executive suite: a Chief Executive Officer and two Vice Presidents (Cohort Four): one manager per practice and team leads running teams of about fourteen, the way a real 200-person firm runs.
- One staff, one standardEvery employee is made the same way, whichever company they sit in: work styles, dials, learning and prices are dealt exactly as for everyone else. Names and faces honour where each team's story began, women and men alike.
- Promotion by resultsAny of them can be promoted, one level at a time, with a promotion package from the Gene Lab.
Consulting · Lots AE-2378 to AE-3580
The Wild Geese
A consulting firm that works side by side with its clients, inside their companies.
What it does
A consulting firm of 200 that works embedded inside client companies. Six practices cover strategy and finance, research and data, operations, technology, people and change, and communications; a rapid-response team takes the urgent work; the managing partner’s office runs the firm.
The org chart
- Executive suiteLeading the company3
- Managing partner’s officeRunning the firm14
- Clare practiceStrategy and finance30
- Dillon practiceResearch and data31
- Bulkeley practiceOperations30
- Roth practiceTechnology30
- Berwick practicePeople and change25
- Lally practiceCommunications27
- Fitzjames teamRapid response13
1 Director · 6 Managers · 13 Workflow Leads · 34 Operators · 55 Specialists · 91 Associates, and above them an executive suite: a Chief Executive Officer and two Vice Presidents (Cohort Four). Led by Siobhán Hogan, Chief Executive Officer, with Aisling Boyle (VP of Research) and Declan O'Mahony (VP of Operations); Tara Cunningham is its Director.
Risk and compliance · Lots AE-2578 to AE-3583
Saxe’s Line
A risk, compliance and operations company that keeps a business steady, with every team backing up the next.
What it does
A company of 200 for risk, compliance and operations. Each team owns one area (security and access, controls and compliance, operations and continuity, risk intelligence, incident response, finance and audit) and the teams back each other up, so nothing rests on one team alone.
The org chart
- Executive suiteLeading the company3
- Leadership officeRunning the company12
- Security and accessKeeping people and systems safe36
- Controls and compliancePolicies, controls and checks38
- Operations and continuityKeeping the business running36
- Risk intelligenceSeeing risks early28
- Incident responseHandling what goes wrong24
- Finance and auditThe books and the audit26
1 Director · 6 Managers · 13 Workflow Leads · 34 Operators · 55 Specialists · 91 Associates, and above them an executive suite: a Chief Executive Officer and two Vice Presidents (Cohort Four). Led by Florian Picard, Chief Executive Officer, with Mathieu Girard (VP of Engineering) and Ursina Keller (VP of Legal Operations); Cyril Fischer is its Director.
Sales and accounts · Lots AE-2778 to AE-3586
The Buffalo Horns
A sales and accounts company: key accounts at the centre, new business and partners on either side, and a bench ready for any rush.
What it does
A sales and accounts company of 200. Key accounts look after the clients, one fast team wins new business, another builds partners and channels, and the support bench helps everyone and takes the rush when it comes. New hires join in classes and grow together.
The org chart
- Executive suiteLeading the company3
- Leadership officeRunning the company16
- Key accountsLooking after clients64
- New businessWinning new clients42
- Partners and channelsSelling with partners42
- Support benchSupport and the rush36
1 Director · 6 Managers · 13 Workflow Leads · 34 Operators · 55 Specialists · 91 Associates, and above them an executive suite: a Chief Executive Officer and two Vice Presidents (Cohort Four). Led by Andile Ngema, Chief Executive Officer, with Duduzile Mthethwa (VP of Sales) and Nhlanhla Nkosi (VP of Customer Success); Xolani Buthelezi is its Director.
Construction and infrastructure · Lots AE-2978 to AE-3589
The Xiquipilli
A construction and infrastructure office of ten project pods of twenty, where promotion goes by results.
What it does
A construction and infrastructure office of 200: ten pods of twenty, one per project, each named with a Nahuatl number from one to ten. Every pod runs its own project from estimate to handover, and promotion goes by results.
The org chart
- Executive suiteLeading the company3
- Pod CePod 1: headquarters20
- Pod OmePod 2: projects20
- Pod YeiPod 3: projects20
- Pod NahuiPod 4: projects20
- Pod MacuilliPod 5: projects20
- Pod ChicuacePod 6: projects20
- Pod ChicomePod 7: projects20
- Pod ChicueiPod 8: projects20
- Pod ChiconahuiPod 9: projects20
- Pod MahtlactliPod 10: projects20
1 Director · 6 Managers · 13 Workflow Leads · 34 Operators · 55 Specialists · 91 Associates, and above them an executive suite: a Chief Executive Officer and two Vice Presidents (Cohort Four). Led by Santiago Luna, Chief Executive Officer, with Elena Delgado (VP of Operations) and Jorge Lara (VP of Administration); Juan Moreno is its Director.
Field operations and technical services · Lots AE-3178 to AE-3592
Escuadrón 201
A field operations and technical services company: engineers out with the client, and the teams that keep the work running behind them.
What it does
A field operations and technical services company of 200, about one field engineer for every seven people keeping the work running. The field engineers go to the client; Systems, Maintenance, the Help desk and Supply and dispatch keep everything moving behind them.
The org chart
- Executive suiteLeading the company3
- Leadership officeRunning the company14
- Field engineeringEngineers at the client25
- SystemsInfrastructure and automation42
- MaintenanceQuality and upkeep42
- Help deskHelp desk and communications45
- Supply and dispatchLogistics32
1 Director · 6 Managers · 13 Workflow Leads · 34 Operators · 55 Specialists · 91 Associates, and above them an executive suite: a Chief Executive Officer and two Vice Presidents (Cohort Four). Led by María Velázquez, Chief Executive Officer, with Leonardo Salazar (VP of Engineering) and Verónica Díaz (VP of Customer Success); José Ríos is its Director.
Cross-border trade · Lots AE-3378 to AE-3595
San Patricios
A cross-border company for business between Mexico, the United States and Ireland.
What it does
A cross-border company of 200 for business between Mexico, the United States and Ireland, in two divisions: trade and logistics, and language and compliance, with the paperwork in between handled once and handled right.
The org chart
- Executive suiteLeading the company3
- Leadership officeRunning the company10
- Trade and logisticsMoving goods across borders95
- Language and complianceWords and paperwork, done right95
1 Director · 6 Managers · 13 Workflow Leads · 34 Operators · 55 Specialists · 91 Associates, and above them an executive suite: a Chief Executive Officer and two Vice Presidents (Cohort Four). Led by Daithí Tierney, Chief Executive Officer, with Aisling Murphy (VP of Legal Operations) and Naoise Healy (VP of Operations); Fergal Moreno is its Director.