The Hierarchy Is Bullshit (And Bad For Business)

Charity Majors · 23 Sept 2022 · charity.wtf ↗

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Treating the org chart as a ladder on which higher is always better is the central lie of hierarchy.

Their wordsThe “Big Lie” of hierarchy is that your organizational structure is a vertical tree from the CEO on down, where higher up is always better.

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Burnout comes from not caring and from not feeling needed, not from working the hardest.

Their wordsThe times I have come closest to burnout or flaming out have never been when I was working the hardest, but when I cared the least.

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Command-and-control leadership is poison in any industry that runs on creativity, because it stifles innovation and saps initiative.

Their wordsBut if there’s one thing we know, it’s that for industries that are fueled by creativity and innovation, command-and-control leadership is poison.

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