Is there an Ideal Team Size?

What’s the ideal team size? Is there such a thing as anideal team size?

It’s something I’ve been thinking through since I’m part of various non-profit boards that are each wanting to recruit new members. And an obvious question is how many people do we want on the team? What would be the ideal board size? Is there an ideal board size, or even an ideal team size?

Teams can vary hugely in the numbers of people on them, but perhaps there are some common characteristics. And please note that I’m...