Levels of Work vs Organizational Hierarchy

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Recorded05 Jun 2024

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The conversation explores the relationship between the level of work and hierarchies within organizations (yes, these are two different concepts). It discusses how the wrong levels of work can lead to the manifestation of wrong types of hierarchy, resulting in micromanagement and confusion in reporting structures. The conversation introduces the work of Elliott Jacques, a Canadian behavioural scientist, who developed a stratified system to categorize different levels of work based on time horizon and cognitive complexity.

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