HIERARCHY: Forwards Groups, Curbs Individuals

A hierarchy is a system in which people are arranged according to their importance in a group.

It exists in most groups; in rare instances when it does not, we can call it a flat or zero hierarchy. The main benefits are the speed of decision-making and the certainty it gives its members.

{GROUND RULES, BOSSES AND LEADERS, POSITIONAL POWER, GROUPS: A PARAMEDIC APPROACH}