the.com/flat structure
everyone's a chief, nobody's an indian, and the meeting still runs 90 minutes.
means an organizational design that removes middle management layers so employees report directly to leadership or to no one in particular.
from emerged from 1960s management theory rejecting rigid industrial hierarchies, later adopted by tech startups chasing agility and cheaper org charts.
valve corporationfamously has no managers or job titles at all.
real limitmost flat companies cap around 150 people, then hierarchy sneaks back.
decision speedfaster for small teams, chaotic past a certain headcount.