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At first, Alison and the rest of the Director’s team decided not to explain about the lack of hierarchy \u2014 they thought that the culture of the organisation would do this for them. Unfortunately, this didn’t work, causing confusion and for the Directors to make all of the decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We realised if you don’t have the scaffolding of hierarchy, you still need scaffolding, you still need to design that structure and process,” says Alison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While there are no line managers, there are still support structures in place. Each team has a coach, who helps the team to work effectively \u2014 both within the team and with other teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The Director’s team is just another team alongside all the other teams. We have our own work to get on with,” she says. “But at some point someone needs to decide which direction we’re going in, and that’s the Director’s role. Then our role is to assure ourselves that the direction is being pursued and is actually being realised in the way that we imagined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Then finally, and mostly, it’s to get out of the way, because as these sailing boats show, if you get in the way of someone’s wind they’re going to die; it’s going to take the wind out of their sails.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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