Today’s Challenge: Team Size

One of the many decisions every leader must make is what structure will best enable his or her organization to accomplish its work. If you decide a team approach makes sense, then you get to wrestle with the question… How many people should be on a team?

The answer is: there’s no right answer. However, if you’re trying to create a high performance team charged with managing work and improving performance, a smaller team increases your likelihood of success – Five to ten members is a good rule...