Living In The Past

The organization chart depicted above originates from IBM and was drawn up in 1917. That's exactly a century ago! While major things have changed in the world since then, this antiquated organization chart is identical to most of the organizations we work in today. It symbolizes the outdated command-and-control model that was designed more than a century ago. It was designed for a world that no longer exists; a stable, slow-moving, predictable world.

Companies that still use the traditional organization chart do so mostly because they believe there's no better alternative.