Comments on: Building Empires http://www.doublejourney.com/2008/04/22/building-empires/ Going From Good To Great Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:33:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Stephen http://www.doublejourney.com/2008/04/22/building-empires/#comment-7330 Stephen Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:23:09 +0000 http://www.doublejourney.com/2008/04/22/building-empires/#comment-7330 The mentality goes back to the military. How soldiers do you commend? How many forts do you control? Up to a certain point I understand that managers feel like they're important if they have a good number of staff (they get more budget because the company feels their service is a necessity). However after a certain number, if the team is not producing more then at that point, number of staff is not the answer. It's more likely inefficiencies in the process. The mentality goes back to the military. How soldiers do you commend? How many forts do you control?

Up to a certain point I understand that managers feel like they’re important if they have a good number of staff (they get more budget because the company feels their service is a necessity). However after a certain number, if the team is not producing more then at that point, number of staff is not the answer. It’s more likely inefficiencies in the process.

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