Flat organizations reduce management layers to boost communication, agility and morale, but they may struggle with role clarity and career advancement.

Andy Jassy said that Amazon’s middle managers want to “put their fingerprint on everything” but haven't been always making the right recommendations. So he’s flattening the hierarchy and giving more ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Curiosity expert improving engagement, innovation, and productivity. The COVID-19 pandemic shook up the way organizations were ...

Following traditional ways of doing things has its benefits, but sometimes, breaking from convention is the only way to grow. For many of today's organizations and their employees, the rigidity of ...

Having a well-established career ladder in your workplace is both a blessing and a curse. Changes in job title, compensation bonuses, or salary increases can create a gamified experience for employees ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. If you think about it, a company’s organizational structure is akin to a building without elevators. A tall structure has many floors.

It’s naive to fully disregard traditional pyramid-shaped corporate hierarchies as a thing of the past. They have survived for so long for a good reason: They facilitate the effective coordination of ...

Picture the most successful companies in the world; they have one thing in common — an effective organizational structure. But what exactly does that entail and how can it make or break a business? If ...