The battle cry of the blindered market fundamentalist.
The rest of us prefer "Use the right tool for the job, not one tool for every job. "
Top-down may not work for most situations, but it works for some, and those are the situations where it should be used; usually mixed with other modes, as appropriate to the situation. Same holds true for any organizational model.
Claiming that there is no such thing as a central organizing system that works is beyond absurd when we can look around at the results of same every single day.
Running a car company? Design the car (top), order the parts (top,) build the factories (top, onsite team), build the cars (onsite team, supervised by top), market the car (top), etc etc.
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Date: 18/4/10 21:41 (UTC)The rest of us prefer "Use the right tool for the job, not one tool for every job. "
Top-down may not work for most situations, but it works for some, and those are the situations where it should be used; usually mixed with other modes, as appropriate to the situation. Same holds true for any organizational model.
Claiming that there is no such thing as a central organizing system that works is beyond absurd when we can look around at the results of same every single day.
Running a car company? Design the car (top), order the parts (top,) build the factories (top, onsite team), build the cars (onsite team, supervised by top), market the car (top), etc etc.