Article: Join the conversation: What’s the best size for a team? Written by Lord Mark Price, CMI's president Wednesday 24 March 2021 Share Share to LinkedIn Share to Facebook Share via email How many direct reports should a manager have? We’d love to hear your views Managers have a very clear role, says CMI’s president Lord Mark Price – pandemic or no pandemic. “The job of management is to make sure that the people in their charge are very clear on their task; they have to give people the information and the resources they need to complete that task in the most efficient way,” he says. But in order to be able to do this, we need to evaluate our own time, our own resources. And it raises the question: how big should our teams be? How many people can we offer this level of management to in an effective way? Let’s hear from Mark himself… and we’d love to hear your views. Don’t forget, you can use the hashtag #BetterManagers on social media, too. Like this article? Why not share it. Share to LinkedIn Share to Facebook Share via email You might also like these posts on this topic: Topic: “It’s a miracle I survived”: one manager’s journey from crisis to Chartered success A near-death experience with Covid resulted in David Tazzini-Lloyd CMgr FCMI turning to CMI Read article Article Topic: Highlights – 9 July Psychological safety first: how culture can strengthen defences, teams and the future Read article Article Topic: Productivity Be careful not to misuse the term ‘workaholic’ The difference between work-life integration and workaholism must be identified Read article Article Topic: Workplace Culture Cyber attacks: Don’t point the finger Good managers make people feel comfortable to report when they click on a malicious link Read article Article Browse all posts Don’t miss out - get notified of new content Sign-up to become a Friend of CMI to recieve our free newsletter for a regular round-up of our latest insight and guidance. CMI members always see more. For the widest selection of content, including CPD tools and multimedia resources, check out how to get involved with CMI membership. Newsletter More ways to get involved Article Our extensive range of articles are designed to keep you in the loop with all the latest management and leadership best practice, research and news. Members See More CMI Members have access to thousands of online learning and CPD resources. Learn more about our membership benefits Join The Community CMI offers a variety of flexible membership solutions, tailored to your needs. Find out more and get involved in the CMI community today.