At the peak of WorldCom's success, Sullivan was known for treating subordinates and colleagues well, often personally putting in calls to people many levels below him on the organization chart, a person who worked with him says.

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The Web is an instant medium, yet on HP's site the old organization chart still stands, months after she threw it out.

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He also asked Tillman to take a week off to draw up an organization chart suggesting how the entire company should work.

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Similarly, all the way down the organizational chart, person-to-person interactions are crucial to ensure that an organization's change of direction isn't misrepresented or garbled in its retelling.

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