January 2026
Intermediate to advanced
304 pages
7h 21m
English
Haier’s transformation offers one of the clearest examples of how organizations evolve beyond traditional agile models. As companies seek greater speed, innovation, and resilience, many have embraced agile working methods. However, leading organizations are moving a step further—becoming project-driven organizations, where empowered project teams, not rigid hierarchies, are the true engines of value creation.
To unlock the full potential of its workforce, Haier radically flattened its structure, eliminating over twelve thousand middle-management positions. In this way, it was able to reposition talent where it could create greater value. Many former managers moved into roles within MEs or EMCs, decentralized, ...
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