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Why it is Time to Re-design Company Structures
And how leadership could work in self-managed teams and flat structures
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1. Why it is Time to Re-design Company Structures
1. Why it is Time to Re-design Company Structures
And how leadership could work in self-managed teams and flat structures
Erika Shemie
Dec 5, 2016
2. Evolutionary Context of Organisational Structures
2. Evolutionary Context of Organisational Structures
In trying to understand the evolution of organisational structures, Laloux (2014, p.14) noticed that every transition to a new stage of…
Erika Shemie
Dec 5, 2016
3. Reaction to Hierarchical companies
3. Reaction to Hierarchical companies
It is at this point that we must examine why it is that the traditional model of organisations (orange or hierarchical) can be perceived as…
Erika Shemie
Dec 5, 2016
4. What is the role of leadership when implementing change?
4. What is the role of leadership when implementing change?
When we look at hierarchical companies, the pyramid structure in place emphasizes that there will be leaders on the top and people…
Erika Shemie
Dec 5, 2016
5. Self-Managed Teams
5. Self-Managed Teams
Self-managed teams can be defined as a group of people that have internal task control on a relatively permanent basis for any identifiable…
Erika Shemie
Dec 5, 2016
6. Flat Structures
6. Flat Structures
There is not a precise definition of what a flat structure is. Several authors describe it in different ways, but the concept of a flat…
Erika Shemie
Dec 5, 2016
7. Literature Review Insights
7. Literature Review Insights
Insight 1: Changing the structure is vital for companies’ success
Erika Shemie
Dec 5, 2016
8. Primary Research
8. Primary Research
Methodology
Erika Shemie
Dec 5, 2016
9. Primary Research Conclusions
9. Primary Research Conclusions
Less bureaucratic
Erika Shemie
Dec 5, 2016
10. Recommendations and Toolkit
10. Recommendations and Toolkit
This toolkit aim is to support leaders that are interested in starting to implement a flat structure in their team or company. This is just…
Erika Shemie
Dec 5, 2016
11. Conclusion
11. Conclusion
The majority of companies still function based on hierarchical structures, despite that this organisational design has been shown to be…
Erika Shemie
Dec 6, 2016
12. References
12. References
Ascher, S. (2016). Leadership Coaching. [online] Susan Ascher — Leadership & Career Coach. Available at…
Erika Shemie
Dec 5, 2016
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