Lattice Journeys: How Three Companies Put the Lattice Model into Practice

By: Cathleen Benko and Molly Anderson

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Synopsis: The traditional corporate ladder is giving way to a new kind of organizational structure-the corporate lattice-in which success is no longer defined as a linear climb to the top. While it's too soon to claim that vertical hierarchies are a thing of the past, the traditional corporate structure is certainly becoming flatter and less rigid and the flow of information more expansive. In this chapter, the authors explore how the three lattice ways (of building careers, of working, and of participating) mesh and how each reinforces the others. They tell the stories of three companies-Cisco, Deloitte LLP, and Thomson Reuters-that put the lattice model into practice. And although their journeys are not complete, the experiences of these companies show how the lattice in action delivers extraordinary performance and sustainable career-life fit. This chapter was originally published as Chapter 6 of "The Corporate Lattice: Achieving High Performance in the Changing World of Work."