As a team coach trainer, I often get asked the question “What’s the best size for a team?"
Here’s what I share in Reconnecting Workspaces, Team Genius authors have found that the best size team is somewhere between five and nine. As a team work practitioner, I usually assert that each person added to a team adds an exponential layer of relationships, conversations, and perspectives.
As I shared in Effective Virtual Conversations, Richard Hackman found that as team size grew from 5 to 13, the number of communication touchpoints needed grew from 10 conversations when the team was five people, to 73 conversations when the team grew to 13.119
As teams grow in size, there is a tendency to develop nested teams within the larger team. Within these larger groups, there are smaller teams, each with their own culture and focus.”
Reconnecting Workspaces – page 147
Enjoy your conversation!
Jennifer
Jennifer Britton
Potentials Realized |Reconnecting Workspaces | Group Coaching Essentials
Team and Leadership Development | Coaching | Retreats
Follow us on Instagram @ReconnectingWorkspaces
Phone: (416)996-8326
Check out my TEDx talk
https://www.ted.com/talks/jennifer_britton_virtual_remote_and_hybrid_checklist_aug_2021
Looking to bring your workplaces back together, whether you are remote, hybrid, or face-to-face? Pick up a copy of my new book, Reconnecting Workspaces, at Amazon.
Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/Reconnecting-Workspaces-Pathways-Thrive-Virtual/dp/0993791557
Here’s what I share in Reconnecting Workspaces, Team Genius authors have found that the best size team is somewhere between five and nine. As a team work practitioner, I usually assert that each person added to a team adds an exponential layer of relationships, conversations, and perspectives.
As I shared in Effective Virtual Conversations, Richard Hackman found that as team size grew from 5 to 13, the number of communication touchpoints needed grew from 10 conversations when the team was five people, to 73 conversations when the team grew to 13.119
As teams grow in size, there is a tendency to develop nested teams within the larger team. Within these larger groups, there are smaller teams, each with their own culture and focus.”
Reconnecting Workspaces – page 147
Enjoy your conversation!
Jennifer
Jennifer Britton
Potentials Realized |Reconnecting Workspaces | Group Coaching Essentials
Team and Leadership Development | Coaching | Retreats
Follow us on Instagram @ReconnectingWorkspaces
Phone: (416)996-8326
Check out my TEDx talk
https://www.ted.com/talks/jennifer_britton_virtual_remote_and_hybrid_checklist_aug_2021
Looking to bring your workplaces back together, whether you are remote, hybrid, or face-to-face? Pick up a copy of my new book, Reconnecting Workspaces, at Amazon.
Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/Reconnecting-Workspaces-Pathways-Thrive-Virtual/dp/0993791557
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