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 ...

We’re always searching for new ways to “manage.” Why, I don’t really know. All structures are flawed, so, as the argument goes, pick one and live with it. But the pandemic work-at-home challenge has ...

When my co-founder and I started Invoice Home, we wanted to build a business that could grow over time. We noted many inefficiencies while discussing our past experiences working within traditional ...

A study found women are less likely to apply to jobs at companies with very lean management, creating a ‘diversity deficit.’ When successful startups and their staffs expand, many founders ...

No boss, no problem? Some people think so. Some people don’t. Several companies, including Zappos and W.L. Gore, have made the news for going against the traditional corporate hierarchy and adopting ...

An organizational structure model functions as the blueprint of a company's employees and job titles. Most company hierarchy structures are depicted with boxes, horizontal lines and vertical lines.

When most of us picture career growth, we think of climbing. We imagine ladders, rungs and the steady march upward from entry level to manager, manager to director, director to vice-president. *No ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. From a logistical perspective, it can be surprising to find that many small businesses and startups need a sound organizational structure ...

My friends and colleagues Jeff Stamps and Jessica Lipnack have made an art and science of studying complex organizations. Their particular focus is on how communication within and across networks of ...

Most business people are familiar with organizational charts that show who reports to whom in a company. Those people in the boxes at the top of the chart are those presumed to have the most power.

Whew! Working in a flat organization can feel like a life sentence with no possibility of parole. Each day feels like a scene from the film Groundhog Day where nothing changes except for your growing ...

As entrepreneurs who run growing companies, it’s tempting to operate your organization as lean and mean as you can. That’s why when it comes to hiring people, you tend to think in mainly terms of two ...