Your Team Is Too Big (Here's the Ideal Size) | Listener's Questions

Your team might be too big to do its best work. In this week's Q&A, Cathal and Annette unpack their takeaways from Colin Fisher's research on what makes great teams. The number that stuck: 4.5 people. That's the ideal team size for real collaboration. They dig into why most leadership meetings are too big to actually solve anything, the goal-setting mistake Colin calls "meet me in California tomorrow," and how the rise of individualism is quietly reshaping how we work in teams. Annette connects Colin's findings to Google's Project Aristotle research, making the case that psychological safety matters more than ever in an era where "I" is replacing "we." Plus, a listener shares an update on her career transition: from corporate burnout to building a portfolio that combines consulting with her real passion, acting. Key topics: ideal team size, goal specificity, individualism vs collectivism, psychological safety, portfolio careers, career transitions. Guest book recommendations from listeners:→ Working Identity by Herminia Ibarra→ Barking Up the Wrong Tree by Eric Barker Got a career question? Head to betteratwork.net and send us a note. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.