Organisational hierarchy

Manage Mentor
The Accountable Leader
Brian Dive
(http://www.vivagroupindia.com/)

Managing the Chinese hat

Traditionally, organisational hierarchy is depicted as a pyramid, but the real picture, in most cases, is like a Chinese peasant hat, observes Brian Dive in The Accountable Leader. The top is a sharp point, with strategic responsibilities vested with a very few people, while many more people are at the brim of the hat, at work level 1, he explains.

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