Distributed decision-making in a traditional hierarchy is usually dead on arrival because of legacy power structures

On paper self-management looks great, but in reality it needs specific conditions to be feasible and fight against 4 forces: coordination breakdown as scale increases, deeply rooted cultural expectations towards hierarchy, skill gaps among workers used to be managed, and unclear accountability.

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