But others further down the hierarchy were less fortunate.

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In this climate, the social enterprise becomes less structured, less beholden to position and hierarchy.

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Organizations that do this well have a management hierarchy plus a less formal employee innovation network.

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The vast majority of American universities are obsessed by rising up the academic hierarchy, becoming a bit less like Yokel-U and a bit more like Yale.

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More damning: the younger, less experienced and at a lower level in the hierarchy you are the worse it is.

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The 400 landing page and the billionaire profiles are less cluttered, have bigger headlines and a clearer hierarchy so you know what to click on and how to find stories and contributors.

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