Get Better at Flatter : A Guide to Shaping and Leading Organizations with Less Hierarchy

Part 1: Why Flat Structures Work at All -- Chapter 1: What does it mean to move towards a “flatter” structure? -- Chapter 2: What managers can effectively and efficiently delegate -- Chapter 3: Why would employees ever assume extra work in a decentralized organization? -- Part 2: What Managers Can Do to Make Flat Structures Work Well -- Chapter 4: What type of persons should you take on the journey? -- Chapter 5: How to enforce and foster effective self-organization? -- Chapter 6: How to design the playing field for efficient quasi-decentralization? -- Part 3: When, Why, and How Flat Structures Can Beat Traditional Hierarchies -- Chapter 7: When can flat structures beat more centralized ones? -- Chapter 8: Where does a flat structure reach its limits? -- Chapter 9: The guide(s) to successful decentralizing -- Part 4: Test Your Understanding -- Chapter 10: Delayering the hierarchical firm—The case of Borek -- Chapter 11: Flat growth—The case of WirDesign -- Chapter 12: Flat fads or more? From a as in “agile” to z as in “zi zhu jing ying ti”.