Org Chart
topic on 5 shows · 6 statements across 6 episodes
In Depth 
Masters of Scale 
Lenny's Podcast 
Capital Allocators 
the MAD Podcast
6 statements about Org Chart, every show
Sharma: AI agents will flatten traditional corporate org charts into work charts
“And so I think that when all of that happens, the work chart the org chart starts to become the work chart. I think that tasks and throughput become more important than they have been before. I also think that you just don't need as many layers. Like I think t…”
Reorganizing the org chart rarely solves fundamental company problems
“Reorganizing and like a new org chart is rarely the solution. Like it's not about the boxes and how you configure the boxes, right? It's about the people in those boxes. And it's about how those people work together, because you can, you just need to understan…”
Hoffman: Org charts should be designed by decomposing the CEO's long-term problem
“If you take some years out, five, 10 years out, and you say, okay, how do I decompose the CEO's problem of solving this business problem? Into a set of other jobs of people who are helping the CEO. What is the shape of that long-term problem look like? And tha…”
Mehta: Companies must avoid shipping their org chart to customers
“What you don't want to do is in essence, ship the org chart to your customers as it shows up on your website, or as it shows up in the hands of a salesperson, because that could create all the wrong incentives that leave the customers worse off.”
Cain: Mid-career negotiations should prioritize org-chart progression over compensation
“It's naming your dream job, which is probably should be less about price and more about roles and responsibilities and progression through the org chart.”
Davis: Team chat reveals actual work structure better than org charts
“What's happening is your team chat is collecting a representation of the business activities of your company. And importantly, this is the real structure of the work at your company, not what the org chart or the seeding chart makes you think the structure of …”