Valve figured out the problem with politics, and most organizations in general... This concept of a flat company with no organizational structure is starting to intrigue me more and more... Think of it as an open-source organizational structure. Thats an amazing concept if you can gather the right people... Valve is not averse to all organizational structure—it crops up in many forms all the time, temporarily. But problems show up when hierarchy or codified divisions of labor either haven’t been created by the group’s members or when those structures persist for long periods of time. We believe those structures inevitably begin to serve their own needs rather than those of Valve’s customers. The hierarchy will begin to reinforce its own structure by hiring people who fit its shape, adding people to fill subordinate support roles. Its members are also incented to engage in rent-seeking behaviors that take advantage of the power structure rather than focusing on simply delivering value to customers.
Posted on: Mon, 04 Nov 2013 07:27:21 +0000
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