The ups and downs removing the hierarchy from a team

<p>Removing hierarchy and implementing self-management in an organisation can be challenging, but it can also lead to positive changes and benefits for businesses willing to take the leap.</p><p><br>Agency founder Tom McLaughlin felt he needed to let go of some control and delegate more as the company grew. He wanted to remove the hierarchy and power dynamics in the organisation, so worked with an expert in the field of self-management, and set about restructuring his company.</p><p><strong>Tom’s book recommendations</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2FMaverick-Success-Behind-Unusual-Workplace%2Fdp%2FB001Q3M6D4&amp;data=05%7C01%7CDan.Hammond%40squadify.net%7C5d101904fad245bec29508db7319614e%7Cf672f56a87934eb4842b62724842e035%7C0%7C0%7C638230325080124944%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=8dFFDFgBKVOAf9Dg5iIbPpWMY2Hrf0SbBJHqTpV4NGE%3D&amp;reserved=0">Maverick</a></li> <li><a href="https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2FGo-Giver-Little-Story-Powerful-Business%2Fdp%2FB09MKTQTV1%2Fref%3Dsr_1_1%3Fcrid%3D2P9GTEROQL69B%26keywords%3Dthe%2Bgo%2Bgiver%26qid%3D1687435489%26s%3Dbooks%26sprefix%3Dthe%2Bgo%2Bgiver%252Cstripbooks%252C83%26sr%3D1-1&amp;data=05%7C01%7CDan.Hammond%40squadify.net%7C5d101904fad245bec29508db7319614e%7Cf672f56a87934eb4842b62724842e035%7C0%7C0%7C638230325080124944%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=BW0SxnYKvWcTOdhijWxWiOGF%2BeJWW8CoF8Dws9dGt8k%3D&amp;reserved=0">The Go Giver</a></li> <li><a href="https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2FSong-Significance-Seth-Godin-ebook%2Fdp%2FB0BWHTM3FS%2Fref%3Dtmm_kin_swatch_0%3F_encoding%3DUTF8%26qid%3D1687435545%26sr%3D1-1&amp;data=05%7C01%7CDan.Hammond%40squadify.net%7C5d101904fad245bec29508db7319614e%7Cf672f56a87934eb4842b6272