How Breaking Down Traditional Hierarchy Can Lead to Success

Ed Mitzen, founder of health & wellness marketing agency Fingerpaint and author of the newly released book “More than a Number: The Power of Empathy and Philanthropy in Driving Ad Agency Performance”, details how too much hierarchy can decrease creativity. As the world, and work life, continues to change, it has become increasingly more important to foster a culture that allows all employees to feel that they have command of the work they’re doing. By eliminating titles and office doors, employees can focus on creating award-winning work that they feel empowered to produce. In any work environment, hierarchy often exists to define roles and responsibilities. But as traditional work experience and standardized titles are no longer as streamlined as before, it can be beneficial for companies to do without corporate hierarchy and let their employees define work for themselves. In our current environment, with the emphasis off of the in-office power dynamics and on intrinsic motivation and self-empowerment, that structure is being challenged even more.