Forget Middle Managers. Here’s Why.

Have you ever seen the movie Office Space? Do you remember the scene where Peter Gibbons tells the consultants (the “Bobs”) that he has eight different bosses at Initech? It’s a great scene because it touches on the complete waste of time and resources caused by bureaucracy.

In the first part of our Q&A with Dr. Gary Hamel, we discussed the limitations of bureaucratic organizations like Initech – how they fail to inspire employees and fall victim to more agile startups.

In part two, Dr. Hame...