Flat and hierarchical organizational structures refer to how managers report to superiors and supervise the staff under their watch. Both types of structures have benefits as well as drawbacks.

“Spread agility everywhere in your ecosystem.”—Arthur Yeung & Dave Ulrich, Reinventing the Organization (2019) Let’s say two esteemed HR gurus were to write a book about reinventing the organization.

It’s fashionable to denigrate hierarchies. Critics suggest they are too controlled, siloed, and rigid. But they help create stability. And if your overarching strategy is production, you need ...

Every organization, no matter its size, has an abundance of moving pieces. Ensuring that all those pieces move in perfect synchrony starts by devising an organizational structure that represents the ...

Developing a sales strategy is only the first step in creating a viable business plan. Once you have a strategy in place, you must be sure that you look at your sales structure and make any needed ...