Indeed. Doing away with the 'formal' structure doesn't mean the function of that structure also goes away (if that makes sense). This is true for many things e

Indeed. Doing away with the 'formal' structure doesn't mean the function of that structure also goes away (if that makes sense). This is true for many things e.g even if you don't have a sales team in your company you still have a sales function. Superficially getting rid of something (say, 'management') instead of dealing with the specific problems (e.g. miscommunication, poor incentives, opaque decision-making etc) doesn't seem like a long term solution, though it may be very satisfying for a couple of years. Something I found ironic when I read that article is that it (very nicely) articulated things I've known since school, just by observing social interactions. I suspect most people also know these things but they get forgotten as we grow up.