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The Rise of the T-Shaped Organization (2015)

by jcgoette on 5/13/22, 1:35 AM with 6 comments

• by rich_sasha on 5/15/22, 7:08 AM

  I thought T refers to overgrown top management and a long tail of managers managing other managers. And one guy at the bottom doing all the typing.

• by asplake on 5/15/22, 6:23 AM

  “a T-shaped organization is both good at the management of its existing operations, as well as being good at the strategy and innovation needed for a healthy future.”

  Some might say that this just describes a ‘viable’ organisation.

  Being more practical about it, Gordon Moore’s Escape Velocity would be a good modern read.