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An interesting article on Valve, who have a "level" structure with no managers. A fascinating contrast with GW.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24205497

I actually worked for a good many years for a UK creative Plc that has a few parallels with GW; I think often the GW hate doesn't take account of how heinous the Plc system is, of how its most important driver is share price, and how that enforces a particular company structure. I saw my company fall apart with around £600m of bad buys, against which I argued, which saw lots of the best people sacked, while the idiot MD got a decent job somewhere else. Most of the good people went on to good or greater jobs, but there was a tragic amount of loss of value for everyone. I don't necessarily see that happening with GW, but a top-down structure, together with a bunker mentality, has killed a lot of companies, like mine.

Will short-termism kill GW? Would axing top-down management be the solution? Is it a way forward for all creative companies?

Or is a level structure one that most people couldn't handle? As in, "" not a comfortable situation for a lot of people."

There is already a thread about this.

If we had some sort of management this kind of thing (redundant posting) wouldn't happen.

Also, we have sacked the people who have sacked the managers.

Duplicate thread.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/553980.page