Reider
New member
In your opinion, what is the best small business organizational structure? This would be for a exterior cleaning business that has a max of 10 to 12 employees.
Do you keep it simple and use a flat structure like: CEO/President -> Managers/Lead techs -> Assistant techs? This structure seems like it would encourage more ownership of business success with the workers, but not free the owner from enough duties.
Or do you get more detailed/complicated with a hierarchical structure like:
CEO/President
Division Managers
Operational Managers under certain division managers
Service Managers/Lead Techs under the operational managers
Assistant Techs under each service manager
A benefit of this structure would be freeing up more time for the CEO/Owner to focus more on the business goals and direction while allowing more time for family or other ventures. A down side might be a slower channel of communication or decision making.
I'm trying to decipher what would be best for the future of my business. This is my third season, and I have finally stepped out of my comfort zone and hired my first full-time employee. My goal is to get out from behind the wand as quickly as possible while focusing most of my efforts on growing a profitable business. My gut feeling tells me to keep it simple and go with a flat structure, but I don't have the entrepreneur experience that many of you do.
Do you keep it simple and use a flat structure like: CEO/President -> Managers/Lead techs -> Assistant techs? This structure seems like it would encourage more ownership of business success with the workers, but not free the owner from enough duties.
Or do you get more detailed/complicated with a hierarchical structure like:
CEO/President
Division Managers
Operational Managers under certain division managers
Service Managers/Lead Techs under the operational managers
Assistant Techs under each service manager
A benefit of this structure would be freeing up more time for the CEO/Owner to focus more on the business goals and direction while allowing more time for family or other ventures. A down side might be a slower channel of communication or decision making.
I'm trying to decipher what would be best for the future of my business. This is my third season, and I have finally stepped out of my comfort zone and hired my first full-time employee. My goal is to get out from behind the wand as quickly as possible while focusing most of my efforts on growing a profitable business. My gut feeling tells me to keep it simple and go with a flat structure, but I don't have the entrepreneur experience that many of you do.