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Org Charts: Power vs. Responsibility | Amy Emberling

4 Feb 2026 · 0 min

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Amy Emberling describes an org chart that looks traditional but works differently: power spreads through responsibility rather than titles. Weekly huddles let everyone share information and stay aligned on what's happening.

Is it true that you don't really have a traditional org chart or a traditional structure there as well? Or do you?
That exists. But what's different is that it's not that you have more power when you're in those spots. It's that you have more responsibility and you have more obligation. So the power is really spread. We have weekly meetings in each department that we call huddles. Everybody gets to participate, and very much we want everybody to participate. And we share tons of information so that people can really understand what's happening. So I think the org chart can look like it's traditional, but I think the power dynamic is not traditional.