The Agile Leader: Leveraging the Power of Influence

3…Organizational Evolution

Organizations are constantly evolving. They transformed significantly in the last century, adapting to the world changes by redesigning the structure, culture, and way of work. There are three different organizational paradigms, and none of them is right or wrong by definition; each of them can be a good fit for a particular time or business reality.

Organization 1.0: Traditional

In the 1970s, the most common organizational structure was the pyramid structure. It was deep, hierarchical, and full of power. Companies had strong bosses who led within that structure. Internally, their approach was based on command and control, bureaucracy, and standardization. The focus was on resources, and each individual had clearly ...