This is true, but what is less frequently mentioned is that the same thing is invariably also true of organizations with formal hierarchies Of course. All huma

This is true, but what is less frequently mentioned is that the same thing is invariably also true of organizations with formal hierarchies Of course. All human groups have a hierarchical side and a communal side. That's simply the human condition. Sometimes it even seems like all the "magic" is on the communal side. This is true, but what is less frequently mentioned is that the same thing is invariably also true of organizations with formal heirarchies, and the actual structure based on personal charisma, manipulation, and bullying will often be significantly different than the formal heirarchy There's an old story about the AT&T takeover of NCR, told to me by an NCR employee in the mid 90's. Basically, the AT&T execs thought the sharper, more powerful NCR execs were a-holes, so they fired them. What they didn't realize, is that those execs knew the parts down inside NCR that were still muscular and not useless and flubby, so after they were gone, NCR was just a dead weight around AT&T's neck for awhile. Both sides exist and need each other. They do indeed interact in subtle ways.