There is a trend of short term contractors pulling together for business projects. Is it a lasting impact of the economy downturn? Maybe it is the benefits of working while not having the complementary frustration of working under a management structure.
A management structure does assist in coordinating complex businesses; however, it also slows decision-making, disempowers employees, and encourages politics.
Morning Star, the world’s largest tomato processor in California, employees 400 without a management structure and has $700M in revenue annually. Employees negotiate assignments and commitments with other employees. Nobody takes or gives orders. No career ladder to climb.
This is the same story at Gore in Arizona.
How does your organization maximize organization design / hierarchy?
