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I'm not an expert on the matter but my understanding is that most hunter gatherer tribes operate with something that could be described as a "flat management st

I'm not an expert on the matter but my understanding is that most hunter gatherer tribes operate with something that could be described as a "flat management structure". To the extent that that is true, for the vast majority of human history such a system worked long term. Perhaps hierarchy became necessary as humans organized into large groups post agriculture, although I find the organized plunder theory of leadership quite convincing too.

funkyy 12y ago
Not really, in those tribes usually an elder was a leader. There was a study about it few weeks ago I have seen but I dont remember where it was. The thing to understand is that flat management is step backwards. Every unit in community should utilize their skills. Management IS a skill. So natural leaders should be leaders. Natural organizers should be organizers and so on. Problems are starting when artificial system is created where people are being valuated based on some idiotic scoring system instead of individual skill review.