Leadership is a journey of trial and error. Over the years, I’ve experimented with countless ideas to make work better for my team. Many didn’t work—and that’s okay. But today, I want to share three things that did. These small adjustments might not seem revolutionary, but they’ve stood the test of time. And they have made a difference.
How does the size of a team impact individual performance? The Ringelmann effect suggests that individual productivity decreases as the size of a group increases, leading some to assume that larger teams result in lazier employees. In simple terms, people tend to put in less effort when they work together in a large group compared to when they work alone or in smaller groups. But what are the underlying causes, and how can organizations address them?