Tall vs Flat Organisational Structures: What Are The Pros and Cons?

Did you know that the word ‘organisation’ comes from the Greek word 'oragon', which means 'tool'?

The idea behind it is that an organisation needs to have a structure to function correctly, and all the people inside that structure are the tools that make the organisation work.

That’s ironic when you consider that, in modern-day slang, calling people “tools” is guaranteed not to make you friends, but, according to the ancient Greeks, ‘tools’ are what we all are.