How we work sets us apart. At Gore, we don't tax creativity with conventional hierarchy. We encourage hands-on innovation and discourage bureaucracy, involving those closest to a project in decision making.
Teams organize around opportunities and leaders emerge.
Instead of a pyramid of bosses and managers, Bill Gore created a flat lattice organization. There are no chains of command, no pre-determined channels of communication. Instead, we communicate directly with each other and are accountable to fellow members of our multi-disciplined teams. Everyone can quickly earn the credibility to define and drive their own projects. Sponsors help associates chart a course in the organization that will offer personal fulfillment while maximizing their contribution to the enterprise.