Bayer is throwing out the corporate playbook to try a radical experiment: getting rid of a huge swath of its bosses. After years of tumbling stock prices, the company has decided to give workers more decision-making power. WSJ's Chip Cutter talks about how this boss-less plan is being implemented among Bayer's 100,000 employees.
Further Reading:
-One CEO’s Radical Fix for Corporate Troubles: Purge the Bosses
-The Boss Wants to Make You More Efficient
Further Listening:
-The New Layoff: On a Wednesday On Zoom
-The End of the GE Era
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