Advantage Quote by Gary Hamel

“When the power inherent in a position of authority is used to fortify that position, the institution's purpose is subverted. Behaviors are not aligned…

— Robert W. Fuller

The flatter the corporate hierarchy, the more likely it is that employees will communicate bad news and act upon it.

— Bill Gates

“Some organizations will declare defeat, pointing to the smallest backsliding as evidence that people can’t be trusted, that employees need rules and oversight to…

— Laszlo Bock

It's an intolerable abuse of power to have employees who are supposed to be advancing the public interest actually working on political campaigns.

— Sal Albanese

“After years of operating in a top-down manner that emphasizes control and conformance, organizations are rife with obstacles to bottom-up ideas that front-line staff…

— Alan G. Robinson

Authority figures are so irritating. Because they always tell you to do things for reasons that aren't very good. That sums up what authority…

— Rupert Everett

Does it follow that I reject all authority? Perish the thought. In the matter of boots, I defer to the authority of the boot-maker.

— Mikhail Bakunin

The focus on process rather than purpose creates an insidious opportunity for sly employees to manipulate the system.

— Laszlo Bock

“Unfortunately, in a hierarchical structure, power relationships tend to determine the content; there is always the danger that a "rank-based" logic will prevail. Managers,…

— John Médaille

In a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.

— Laurence J. Peter

Authority figures always attract trouble

— Anonymous

“Employees in a hierarchy do not really object to incompetence (Peter’s Paradox): they merely gossip about incompetence to mask their envy of employees who…

— Laurence J. Peter