How hierarchies help & hamper us in creating great organizations | Markus Reitzig | TEDxFHKufstein

You may know the feeling: too many folks seem to care too much about promotions and moving up the corporate ladder. The hierarchy in your workplace exerts an almost gravitational pull towards the top, even among those who never wanted to become bosses initially. But it does not seem to benefit the organization eventually, and creates a divide between the bottom and the top. Markus Reitzig, Professor of Management, explains what hierarchies do to our behavior, and how we should use them effectively to create competitive organizations instead of “boats full of captains with no sailors”.

Markus Reitzig, a professor at the University of Vienna, is focusing on strategic management of innovative business models and new technologies – journals such as Harvard Business Review, Academy of Management Review and McKinsey Quarterly published his articles.

[MrWolfgrube]

Thank you for this talk! It was published 8 years ago and is still of current interest.

[ivanc.]

For those who are struggling to understand him:

He's saying it's not hierarchy that causes unease its how we do hierarchy that causes unease.

[loremipsum]

"Millions of years old lobster dominance hierarchies are no bloody joke man!" Jordan Peterson

[ruswinarniagatha]

So hierarchy is not a bad thing, it's how the managents use the hierarchy that will determine the results. Awesome insights 👍👍

[ivanc.]

So heirarichy can be ethical. I love it! And his passion was funny but awesome!

[srirangamvvenkatanagarajan]

What's a fiddle picture? What's the campaign about? What business were the kids trying to run? Can anyone please enlighten?

[yichispiritual]

Brilliant point. But cannot him speak a bit slower and softer? Sounds like a huge fight and anger. If slower and softer it would be much more effective in delivering the point!

[ivanc.]

Wow bunch of very unlikable Comments down here

[akashriaz]

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[ronaldbiju]

Its is like Super Sonic Rocket; nobody can understand anything

[florencesmithsmith]

Dam did he do a line before he cam out. I can't watch this...

[tanyale]

Great points very exhausting to watch - too fast

[accannello]

good content but Mr. Reitzig should work on lower speed, emphasis and pauses at the right times. He felt nervous and under pressure during the speach. I would recommend meditation and / or yoga