How Many Direct Reports Should I Have?
This is a question relevant to any business leader. But it is particularly important for business owners. Why?
Because more times than not we see teams where the business owner has 4 or 5 direct reports and each one of those people have a handful of direct reports…except one. Invariably there is one poor soul charged with personally overseeing the activities of 12, 13, 16, 20 people.
In this recording of a live training session with clients and friends of the firm we talk about the practical side of managing people and how many you should oversee.
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