An Inside Look at a Flat Organization That Serves Millions

When employee count is small enough you can make just about anything work. That&#x27;s the key ingrediant here, not any particular management paradigm.<p>For example, right now, I run an organization of precisely 1 employee and 1 leader type, both residing in the same body, and you&#x27;d be surprised at the exotic, hyper-efficient, dare I say sometimes quasi-communist-libertarian-artistic-entrepeneurial-self-empowered management techniques I&#x2F;we use. :-)

Flat works well for small groups and for growing&#x2F;sustainable businesses. When a downturn occurs and staff count needs to be reduced, how is that handled in the transparent, everyone-can-look-into-everything organisation described in the article? Sometimes, some information needs to be keep confidential and restricted to a smaller group.