[macfarbt]

The most bureaucratic and toxic cultures I've ever seen up close are flat or describes as "family." Personality and power take over in the lack of clear ways of working, huge wastage financially and emotionally.

Perfmafrost is unhealthy and unsustainable for an org, so in permathaw where everything is perpetually fluid.

Leadership isn't power and control. Leadership is the ability to drive change with others. Leadership is an act, not a position. Flat organizations tend not to be leadersless teams and rather leaderless organisations.

There are many good leaders, but the tend to be in the middle not the top. Based upon research evidence.