CogMap, a wiki styled project to collect org chart info, seems like a must have for any passive sourcer or curious bystander. The most interesting thing to me are how telling an org chart can be about culture.
Looking at Microsoft’s chart, you can see why Balmerman always seems strung out. He’s got eight high level direct reports (if the chart is correct). Eric Schmidt of Google has 9 direct reports. Cingular is a pretty flat organization. GM is looking that way too.
And I know that flat is all the rage now but there has to be some stressed out C-levels out there that have 11-12 direct reports (internationalized of course). That can’t be good regardless of whatever increased productivity erasing a couple layers of management does.