Span of Control

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Strategy

Foundational Lexiconhow many report to you
Executive Parlancemanagement capacity
Scholarly Discoursesupervisory ratio
Babel ZenithSpan of Control
Origin: Management Theory

Etymology & Meaning

The number of subordinates a manager directly supervises.

In the Boardroom

Deciding how many direct reports one leader can handle.

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