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Will Getting Rid of Bosses Fix the Workplace?
Bayer is throwing out the corporate playbook to try a radical experiment: getting rid of a huge swath of its bosses. After years of tumbling stock prices, the company has decided to give workers more decision-making power. WSJ's Chip Cutter talks about how this boss-less plan is being implemented among Bayer's 100,000 employees. Further Reading: -One CEO’s Radical Fix for Corporate Troubles: Purge the Bosses -The Boss Wants to Make You More Efficient Further Listening: -The New Layoff: On a Wednesday On Zoom -The End of the GE Era Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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