Learn how to be a leader and stop being "just a boss" with this curated topic of articles.
Flat hierarchy is a team setup, in which there are no, or very few management levels between entry level employees and the management. It's a beloved organization in small companies and start-ups, making everything run leaner, and more efficient.
Remember that simple discussion that ended up a massive fight? Just because that one person thrown a tantrum, making it clear it will either be their way, or they will make everyone regret? That's the Terminator approach.
The purpose of a team is to collaborate in order to achieve a mutual goal, like creating, selling, or managing something. The sense of camaraderie and mutual support is very important for any team, as it builds trust, and results in a positive-sum of every teammate talents.
Ever worked with this one person, who is undoubtedly brilliant, but behaves like... asshole?
Ever had your idea shot down, for no apparent reason? Some people are very fast to dismiss ideas of other people, while being convinced their own are the best.
Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation that seeks to sow seeds of doubt in a targeted individual or in members of a targeted group, making them question their own memory, perception, and sanity. Using persistent denial, misdirection, contradiction, and lying, it attempts to destabilize the victim and delegitimize the victim's belief. (source)
No. I won't make that, it's a bad idea. It's unethical. It's a wrong way to go. It's illegal. It's unfair.
I have a confession to make: I don't know many things, sometimes embarrassingly simple. There's no shame in that.
Do you communicate with your team? Or just talk?
There is nothing worse than a complacent team. We are great, we truly are, we do everything right.
