3 ms·
I agree that official, legible management structure is usually probably better than the unofficial management structure that will naturally emerge in a supposed
by kyllo 12y ago
I agree that official, legible management structure is usually probably better than the unofficial management structure that will naturally emerge in a supposedly "flat" company.
You mention that most companies don't have "constitutional structure," are you talking about an employee bill of rights?
What would you think of the idea of running a company literally like a representative democracy? A constitution and bill of rights, management as elected officials, employee "voter initiatives", projects compete for talent internally etc?
It might not be perfect either, but perhaps a good middle ground between militaristic top-down bureaucracy and Zappos-style anarchy?
- michaelochurch 12y agoYes, an Employee Bill of Rights. The middle ground you described is a brilliant idea. What you probably need to enforce it, at first, is an enlightened dictator (i.e. the 1% who won't get power-hungry and fuck everything up).