Organisations are like a layer of pancakes – each level supports the next. Sometimes when you are in the middle of the layers, you feel squashed.
Some of the symptoms of too many layers are:
Some of the symptoms of too many layers are:
- Managers spend time doing the jobs of their team
- You have report to someone but if you really need help with your work, you go to their boss for help
- You have to manage a team but it feels like the CEO is ‘miles away’
For some guidance on how to structure on organisation or your team so you don’t have too many layers, see attached whitepaper, “Getting Your Structure Right”.
