Managers move from a command and control style to an emphasis on leadership, coaching, support, and empowerment. Problems to Solutions . It is better to have teams solve problems than have them bounced from department to department. In an R-E organization, teams will be trained and empowered to act on problems assigned to them. The critical ingredient is a well-educated, highly trained, and fully empowered work force.
Traditional organizations have a strong tendency to control information and keep it within.
This tendency is a strong barrier to change and progress. Cross-functional teams have to share information to be successful. For those under 40, an R-E Organization will certainly be in their future because the old traditional structure will not survive. Organizational hierarchies are unimportant since the higher up one goes in them, less work gets done. They are all being flattened.