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FHE END OF THE JOB As a way of organizing work, it is a social artifact that has outh... Page 5 of 5 <br />are viewed as add-ons'. "If we ever get a spare moment around here, let's flatten the organization <br />chart"' That's a big mistake, of course. Part of the reason there is so little time is that most of today's <br />organizations are trying to use outmoded and underpowered organizational forms to do tomorrow's <br />work. They insert an empowerment program here and a new profit-sharing plan there and then <br />announce that those things aren't so great after all because profits are still falling. Such organizations <br />won't have better results until they do two things. First, get rid of jobs. Second redesign the <br />organization to get the best out of a de-jobbed worker. A big task, sure. But like any evolutionary <br />challenge, it will separate the survivors from the extinct. <br />More Company Nevus <br />CNVSIer oral moves a step deser <br />Fannie loses $23 billion. seeks more U.S- :n <br />Bank .1 Arn r," s plan.. go It alone <br />The Hot List <br />1CO CeN places:. start a business <br />Diesel. The truck snips hero <br />Y.u're vmrl, nij for gas now' <br />• <br />J <br />064 <br />htip://hrnoney.cnn.com/magazincs/fortune/fortune-archive/1 994/09/1 9/7975 1 /index.htm 5/8/2009 <br />