Why your direct reports are underperforming and how to turn it around.
What happens when you give one manager 50 direct reports and call it innovation?
Chaos.
In this episode, I cut through the corporate delusion that flatter structures are better, and I give you the insights to help you confidently build a structure that actually delivers results.
I start with the fundamentals: why organisations need teams, why teams need structure, and why leaders are essential to making both work.
I focus on the main tool of indiscriminate cost cutting: span of control, and I leave you with four practical factors you can use right now to assess whether your own structure is working for you, or against you.
Source Material:
No Bullsh!t Leadership episodes:
\tEp.363: Why Your IT Project Will Fail
Fortune article:
\tMeta’s new AI team has 50 engineers per boss. What could go wrong?
Gallup research:
\tSpan of Control: What’s the Optimum Team Size for Managers?
Wikipedia links:
\tPlato
LBT link:
\tLeadership Beyond the Theory
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