What Is Business Hierarchy?
We explain what business hierarchy is and talk about how we do things differently at Mindera.
What Is Business Hierarchy And Why Don’t We Have It At Mindera?
Business hierarchy is something we do very differently at Mindera. Well, in fact, we have no hierarchy at all.
We understand how that could be a bit difficult to understand. What does this mean? Why is that a good thing? That is why we have asked Hetal Kurji, Director at Mindera UK, to explain it all to you.
What does business hierarchy mean?
“Business hierarchy allows organisations to define different roles with designated responsibilities and accountability depending on those roles.
“It also presents itself within career development. In most businesses, the higher in the hierarchy ladder you are the more power you are given to make decisions, provide input, and succeed. As you can imagine, that can bring businesses several challenges. For example, employees not having a voice and therefore having unmotivated employees. That’s just one example.”
Why do businesses have a hierarchy?
“Usually, businesses have a hierarchy in place to provide well-defined responsibilities to individuals. This is seen as a way of making sure everybody knows what their responsibilities are, what accountability they have, and, therefore, having more clarity among their employees.
“In some cases, it is also used as a career development tool.”
Why is not having hierarchy good in a business?
“At Mindera, we currently have no hierarchy. Yes, we have business owners and natural leaders due to their skillset, but they have not been appointed.
“If leaders merge naturally, that’s absolutely fine. However, having worked in corporate businesses with a hierarchical structure before, I believe having a flat structure is much better for employee productivity and wellbeing.
“I can honestly say that the individuals at Mindera have a voice and are, therefore, empowered to make decisions. They are welcome to contribute along any step of the way, take a leading role on what matters most to them and their team, and to work together to come to conclusions.
“At Mindera, individuals are treated as humans, because that’s what we all are. They are not just “employees”.
“The exposure our Minders get at Mindera often surprises them after not managing to get that freedom to express their opinions in other companies that they worked at for years.”
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