Flat structure overview

This policy document from RadHR outlines how PIRC (operating since 2015) runs a flat management structure in which all staff share responsibility for both day-to-day operations and strategic oversight. It describes four rotating Core Groups (Direction, People, Programming, and Resources), each with defined responsibilities and aspirational visions, alongside four delivery roles covering workshops, curriculum, community, and research. The document also details a structured meeting cycle — including weekly check-ins, eight-weekly All Staff Meetings and Team Dynamics sessions, and quarterly board meetings — and a range of support systems such as wellbeing 121s, mentoring, annual appraisals, trustee buddying, and integrated anti-oppression practices. It is particularly useful for organisations exploring non-hierarchical governance, power-sharing, and embedding wellbeing and accountability without traditional line management, though it reflects one specific organisation's evolved practice rather than a generic template.