4 Business Advanced English 2, SW3, OA3

Forget the rigid c.... l.... – now the c.... l.... allows free-flowing ideas and c.... p....

Browse the business section of any bookshop and you’ll find dozens of titles promising to share the secret to c.... t.... c..... l....

One of the key w.... t.... of the 21st century has been the collapse of the corporate ladder, whereby loyal employees climbed towards the h..... e.... of management one p.... at a time.

industrial revolution, when successful businesses were built on e.... o... s...., standardisation and a s..... h.....

shifts taking place, one [of the biggest] is the c..... o..... t..... w...., which is far more diverse in every way,” she says.

This new d...., combined with t.... a..., has fed demand for a more collaborative and f..... w.... e.....

companies have “f..... o....” by about 25% over the past 25 years, losing several l..... o.... m..... in favour of a more g ..... s......., where ideas f..... a.... horizontal, vertical and diagonal paths.

Individuals will have the freedom t.... p.... t... the CEO