bossless
Lacking any manager
Bossless describes a situation or arrangement without a boss—someone working independently or an organization structured without traditional management hierarchy.
A bossless workplace distributes authority among workers rather than concentrating it in supervisors.
She's been bossless since going freelance.
Lacking single authority
- nonhierarchicalWithout ranked levels
- leaderlessHaving no one directing
- unmanagedLacking direction or control
- structurelessWithout organized arrangement
Given power to act
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- initiativeSelf-directed action capacity
independent · ownership · agency · proactive
Joint effort toward shared aim
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
- collectiveJointly organized group
- consensusGeneral group agreement
- participatoryInvolving active contribution
decentralized
Lacking single authority
- nonhierarchicalWithout ranked levels
- leaderlessHaving no one directing
- unmanagedLacking direction or control
empowered
Given power to act
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- responsibilityState of being answerable
initiative · independent · ownership · agency · proactive
teamwork
Joint effort toward shared aim
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
- collectiveJointly organized group
- consensusGeneral group agreement
agile
Limber and quick-moving
- cross-functionalSpanning multiple areas
- startupNew business enterprise
- coworkingShared professional space rental
bosslessmanaged
Oversaw or coped
supervised · hierarchical · bossed · overseen · micromanaged
bosslesscontrolled
Kept within limits
subordinate · directed · answerable · accountable · supervised