For all the talk
of flat hierarchies, the truth is that innovative modern workplaces are more than stimulus - response task factories.
Thanks to cost - cutting, calendars in the cloud and a growing embrace
of flat hierarchies, assistants seem like a plutocratic splurge.
Because
of our flat hierarchy and emphasis on collaboration, employees are encouraged to ask questions about the company, discuss career road bumps and successes and gain new insights into the business.
Not exact matches
To preserve a startup ethos at your business (or create one), adopting a less extreme version
of a
flatter organizational
hierarchy can help.
Nobody tracks hours and the
hierarchy skews
flat, as evidenced by the «Our Team» page on the company's website, which is organized alphabetically by first name instead
of by position.
If the world's
hierarchies and old social and business structures are to become
flatter, understanding the needs
of the whole will become even more important.
While Peter's eponymous principle presents a fascinating theory
of why all
hierarchies are destined for disaster, it also applies in the entrepreneurial world, where organizations are quite a bit
flatter.
The company is built on a
flat hierarchy, meaning it has completely eliminated layers
of middle managers.
Instead
of a top - down
hierarchy, there's a
flatter «holarchy» that distributes power more evenly.
Different generations
of leaders in companies have transitioned from largely organizational cultures
of hierarchy and bureaucracy to new atmospheres
of collaboration with
flatter structures.
All the top employers included here exhibit these notions
of open communication,
flat hierarchies, and environments that encourage scientists to challenge conventional wisdom.
I like a
flat organization chart, where everyone knows they can contribute, instead
of having layers
of hierarchy.
We wanted our team to consist
of people who can work independently and we wanted to keep a
flat hierarchy.
Not that we need proof
of that, but then law firms will insist on trying to run themselves as if they are «normal» businesses (rather than
flat, low -
hierarchy collegial collectives) so these days I don't shy away from pointing out this curiosity.
Have a
flat family
hierarchy and refrain from overt control
of children and believes in the power
of self regulation.
Because
of the brokerage's
flat - fee structure, it's an entirely different mentality, and the
hierarchy is gone.