I’d like to gently pump the breaks on “dissolve all hierarchy” as a plan for equality. I believe things that occur at the micro level also occur on the macro level, and as someone who has been on purportedly “flat” teams, I can tell you that hierarchy is always present.
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Without formal hierarchy, the power structures that emerge have no rules, boundaries, or accountability. Everyone is unsettled not knowing who they can go to and trust or who they are competing with. The loudest, brutish, most stubborn people win the day and end up on top.
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Because there’s “no hierarchy”, there’s no defined rules or expectations for those at the top. The organic hierarchy that emerges ends up being based on domination rather than merit. Hierarchy emerges in nature, and we’re all made of nature, so of course that’s how it works.
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My idea is that we let hierarchy stick around and play with moving different people into powerful positions. Let women, BIPoC and others have their shot at creating good out of hierarchy. I know many who’d do amazing things. Agree? Disagree? What am I missing?
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Didn't the old car company Geo do something like this, rotating staff? Wonder how well it worked
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