Presents an analysis that takes us from the faults of typical hierarchies to the world of restructured, flatter organizations where new sets of problems are emerging. In the search for alternative systems, this work outlines ways in which continuous deployment and career development can result in more effective use of people's talents.

How many problems at work arise from the way in which jobs are set up? An alternative system is needed, where jobs can grow and develop: where communication about the work can flow up as easily as down. This work describes an approach incorporating colour-coding and information technology.

An analysis of the way in which the changing nature of organizations gives individuals the need to manage by influence, negotiation, leadership and the softer skills but without power. R. Meredith Belbin reviews and contextualizes the biological, social and intellectual forces that have shaped the ways in which power, influence and the roles of men and women have evolved. Looking at the key moments in our long social development, Belbin draws out the underlying forces that explain: how very early human society was regulated not through power but organic balance; why the balance of power...

This book from Meredith Belbin, the UK's leading expert on teams, takes the reader on a different and fascinating journey. His insightful analysis takes us from the faults of typical hierarchies to the new world of restructured, flatter organizations where new sets of problems are emerging. In the search for alternative systems, Belbin outlines ways in which continuous deployment and career development can result in more effective use of people's talents. He describes the world of the higher social insects where evolution has generated a common set of principles governing organizations at...