Re-thinking the C-suite
many fast-growing companies, both in South Africa and abroad, are moving away from traditional leadership models and embracing ‘flatter’ structures that promote higher levels of autonomy, flexibility and collaboration. Some are going as far as to shun the entire concept of a C-suite and executive leadership.
This is especially true for companies that operate in the tech space, or that are experiencing hypergrowth.
At BasaltTechnology, for example, a Johannesburg-based technology company serving global clients, there is no defined leadership structure. Instead, employees work in ‘pods’ of up to seven people and
