As a participative management company, The Bell Group does not need a corporate hierarchy. As a result, our organizational structure is very flat. There are three types of associates at The Bell Group:

Directors
Seven directors—the Board of Directors for the corporation—run The Bell Group as a team. As active participants in the business, they are each responsible for specific functional areas.

Coaches
Nineteen Coaches provide the training, guidance and inspiration that helps associates become participative managers. Coaches function in a variety of areas including business-team coaching, training and special resource areas such as safety, quality and training. Each business-team coach is responsible for 2–10 teams, each consisting of 3–10 people. As teams mature, the coaching role evolves from a structuring role to a facilitative role. Training coaches design curricula, analyze best-practices with teams for continuous improvement, and work with mentors to provide specialized training in various functional areas. Special resource coaches are responsible for providing coaches and teams with the specific information they need to conduct high-quality work in the safest, most effective manner possible.

Associates
Everyone at The Bell Group is an associate. There are almost 500 of us. As partners and teammates, we share the responsibilities, the challenges, the joys and the rewards of leading our company—and serving our customers—well into the future.