What are the importance of job swapping among staff in a business organization?

[King Belieal]

I know that staff are expected to have defined roles when they are employed in an organization. And that always restricts them to one department.

But some companies swap staff between several departments in the organisation. Of what benefits is this to the growth of the organization?

 

[Fidelia]

The staff would understand better how each department affects work flow when they swap roles. And that enhances greater collaboration.

 

[Kross]

Job swapping enables staff to gain experience and mastery of other skills that are required by other departments, in case someone leaves, the company would not be stranded.

 

[eLdavis]

This usually helps to reduce fatigue. Doing one thing all the time can become boring and annoying which often leads to low drive for production. Swapping them from time to time helps prevent this and at the same time, it helps to prevent the business relying on one person to handle a particular task.

 

[King Belieal]

When staff swap roles in a business organization, it leads to cross training and unearthing some unkoown potentials of staff.

 

[kit_hung]

I know that staff are expected to have defined roles when they are employed in an organization. And that always restricts them to one department.

But some companies swap staff between several departments in the organisation. Of what benefits is this to the growth of the organization?

I have found that rotating employees across departments builds wealth of knowledge and increases creativity at work. It helps understand the business inside out and reduces mental laziness. This leads bigger efficiency and faster organizational development.

 

[Trush Jodie]

I have found that rotating employees across departments builds wealth of knowledge and increases creativity at work. It helps understand the business inside out and reduces mental laziness. This leads bigger efficiency and faster organizational development.

If the organization is good to their staff, the staff would use those work swaps to help build other departments of the organization that they are not their primary department.