ONE THING on Bloated Teams

Smaller teams spend less time on internal communication and coordination. In fact, adding a seventh person to a six-person team can actually reduce overall efficiency; the extra coordination costs outweigh the benefits of another contributor.

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So if I’m managing a group of 10, it’s often more effective to split them into two teams of five, each focused on a separate project. See diagram below from a study by Flow. What’s your ideal size? Write in.

No Exec Buy-In?
Product Culture coach Phil Hornby is on a Productized podcast discussing Why Your Product Decisions Don’t Get Exec Buy-In.

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