Summary

A ‘flat’ organizational structure, in which layers of middle management are stripped away so more employees report closer to the top, has become a sort of Holy Grail in corporate America. Companies from Amazon to Meta to Citi have in recent years slashed layers of management to simplify their reporting structures, foster quicker decision making, and, in some cases, free up cash to fund the AI boom. Few companies had exemplified the flat org more than Nvidia .

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