Jack Dorsey aims to reduce Block's org depth from 5 to 2-3 layers this year.

Jack Dorsey aims to reduce Block's org depth from 5 to 2-3 layers this year. | I would say our max depth right now is probably five folks between me and anyone in the company. I would want to get that down to two to three this year and in the most ideal case there is no layer. everyone in the company reports to me and that would be all 6,000 of the company.

I would say our max depth right now is probably five folks between me and anyone in the company. I would want to get that down to two to three this year and in the most ideal case there is no layer. everyone in the company reports to me and that would be all 6,000 of the company.

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