Management Track
Learn about the management track and what are its stages.
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You guessed it. The other track is management, the track that this whole book has been about. We’ve repeatedly revisited how we measure the output of a manager, which is the output of their team combined with the output of the others they influence. So, we’ve got that down. You’ve also learned several techniques for managers to increase their output and become more effective.
Output of the manager
Generally speaking, however, the most surefire way for a manager to increase their output is for their team to get bigger. You can only have so many direct reports before it starts to become overwhelming. Teams become too large, and the amount of time that’s needed to spend with each individual becomes prohibitive. A rule of thumb is that a manager should have a maximum of around seven direct reports. There doesn’t seem to be any hard science that proves this theory, but if you’re spending an hour with each direct ...