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Oct
9
2008

It is not a stationary relic I'm talking about. I'm talking about the brand new dinosaur on the block - the classical management pyramid. Time has come to dismantle it and adapt to a new evolutionary and unstructured model that leverages the team effect to ensure that companies can lead change rather play catch up or be left behind.

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  • The Industrial Revolution brought along with it the problem of management and the Wars brought with them the solution. In every war there was the General, the man who controlled and commanded. He had 'managers' who reported to him; these managers in turn had several 'assistant managers' who reported to them, and the whole configuration went on to make the traditional organizational structure, or the Management Pyramid
  • Back then, things were rather simple: Manufacturing was the buzzword, selling was not a very complicated process, folks were simple, families were joint, and 'top-down' management worked very well.
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