Picture the most successful companies in the world; they have one thing in common — an effective organizational structure. But what exactly does that entail and how can it make or break a business? If ...

When my co-founder and I started Invoice Home, we wanted to build a business that could grow over time. We noted many inefficiencies while discussing our past experiences working within traditional ...

We’re always searching for new ways to “manage.” Why, I don’t really know. All structures are flawed, so, as the argument goes, pick one and live with it. But the pandemic work-at-home challenge has ...

Every organization, no matter its size, has an abundance of moving pieces. Ensuring that all those pieces move in perfect synchrony starts by devising an organizational structure that represents the ...

The notion of flat hierarchies is de rigeur at the moment, not least in the digital start-up space. But the first signs of a backlash are starting to make themselves felt as it becomes clear the ...

Organizational structure refers to both the formal and informal frameworks that shape how a business is operated. An organization's structure determines how employees are grouped together and plays a ...

No boss, no problem? Some people think so. Some people don’t. Several companies, including Zappos and W.L. Gore, have made the news for going against the traditional corporate hierarchy and adopting ...

When most of us picture career growth, we think of climbing. We imagine ladders, rungs and the steady march upward from entry level to manager, manager to director, director to vice-president. *No ...

My friends and colleagues Jeff Stamps and Jessica Lipnack have made an art and science of studying complex organizations. Their particular focus is on how communication within and across networks of ...

An organizational structure model functions as the blueprint of a company's employees and job titles. Most company hierarchy structures are depicted with boxes, horizontal lines and vertical lines.

Whew! Working in a flat organization can feel like a life sentence with no possibility of parole. Each day feels like a scene from the film Groundhog Day where nothing changes except for your growing ...

As entrepreneurs who run growing companies, it’s tempting to operate your organization as lean and mean as you can. That’s why when it comes to hiring people, you tend to think in mainly terms of two ...