A very thought-provoking post, thanks.I've witnessed the process first-hand, where there is a frenzy of the new early on, and then reality sets in as the organization moves beyond its first few wins and its creative genesis, into the quarterly-numbers phase where unpaid overtime is the unwritten rule and a rigid hierarchy assumes control. In other cases, I have seen the rigid hierarchy serve as the ultimate core of the daily process (basically out of necessity), but with some democratization in communication structure to try and advance ideas or solve (very expensive) short-term problems.

I do think that those less hierarchically inclined will have less difficulty transitioning into a more democratic (and mobile) workplace, than their counterparts. Just how democratic things become won't be known for quite some time.