Object
Organizational / Reporting Chart (Communications Office, produced by Joshua Lyman)
A hastily produced, hand-drawn organizational/reporting chart created by Joshua Lyman in the Communications Office: sketched on a large sheet or pad (sometimes rendered on a whiteboard) with broad marker or penciled boxes, blunt arrows linking positions, and handwritten names such as "Mandy," "Josh," and "Toby." Corrections, crossed-out lines, circled roles, pen smears and a thumbprint convey rushed use. The diagram externalizes and enforces proposed shifts in reporting relationships and is used as a tactical planning prop during staff negotiations.
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Purpose
To visually map staff reporting relationships and clarify organizational roles for planning and damage-control conversations.
Significance
Functions as a tactical planning prop that externalizes internal power shifts: the chart turns abstract loyalties into concrete lines, reframes Mandy's entry as a structural change, and accelerates political triage by translating personnel choices into visible hierarchy.
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