Whether it is lanes or 'roles and responsibilities' I think everyone benefits when they have a good sense of what they are signing up for. But, in the real world, sometimes you just can't get that kind of clarity. I will get responsibilities throughout the year that I clearly think "I don't really know how to do this"...and then I evaluate whether I can learn to do that thing well enough or if I should defer to somebody else.
In regards to culture and scale and lanes...what I was referring to was having a culture of people who are accepting when others ask if they can help, rather than telling those people to go mind their own business. If employees want to do what they are specialized in...totally fine...but if I am interested in a topic that someone else specializes in, I would like to have an opportunity to explore that(without being a PITA obviously).
In regards to culture and scale and lanes...what I was referring to was having a culture of people who are accepting when others ask if they can help, rather than telling those people to go mind their own business. If employees want to do what they are specialized in...totally fine...but if I am interested in a topic that someone else specializes in, I would like to have an opportunity to explore that(without being a PITA obviously).