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master_crab on April 22, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Bayer is getting rid of bosses and asking staff to...

I forgot where I read it, but a study years ago said something along the lines of 3-7 is the optimum number of direct reports someone can have.

martin_a on April 22, 2024 | [–]

True!

In firefighting (in Germany) we usually stick to no more than 8 people under direct control. That's an amount of people you can take care of.

alwaysbeconsing on April 22, 2024 | [–]

Mashup of Dunbar's Number with "The Magical Number 7 Plus or Minus One"

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