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What happens when your team keeps growing but the hours in your day don't? This episode dives into one of modern management's most pervasive and least discussed problems: the creeping expansion of team sizes that turns capable leaders into overwhelmed firefighters, reacting to every ping instead of actually leading. Drawing on recent research from Harvard Business Review, we explore why the math of oversized teams simply doesn't work, how management overload silently degrades your decision-making and leaves your people feeling invisible, and a powerful reframing — shifting from managing individuals to managing clusters — that can fundamentally change the way you spend your time and attention. If Monday morning already feels like triage, this one's for you.
By Bernhard GrohsWhat happens when your team keeps growing but the hours in your day don't? This episode dives into one of modern management's most pervasive and least discussed problems: the creeping expansion of team sizes that turns capable leaders into overwhelmed firefighters, reacting to every ping instead of actually leading. Drawing on recent research from Harvard Business Review, we explore why the math of oversized teams simply doesn't work, how management overload silently degrades your decision-making and leaves your people feeling invisible, and a powerful reframing — shifting from managing individuals to managing clusters — that can fundamentally change the way you spend your time and attention. If Monday morning already feels like triage, this one's for you.