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Friday, December 2, 2011

Span of Control: What do you know?

I hope to have some input by comments on this posting.

Most everyone of you have heard the term "Span of Control".

My question to you is:
1) What does it mean?
2)What number is your "Span"
3) Extra Credit: Where did this number come from?

I'll chime in if I get any reposts as comments. I'll give you a clue, the extra credit is a "Magical Number".

Stay safe, and don't do anything stupid!
Chief Bean
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2 comments:

  1. DougDecember 2, 2011 at 8:32 AM

    As I recall, span of control refers to the number of personnel that a leader can effectively control. I believe that number is from three to seven, with five being optimal.

    My span? I'm not really a leader, so I'll go with zero! :)

    Doug

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  2. Captain BeanDecember 5, 2011 at 3:52 AM

    You're correct Doug, Span of Control is how many "chunks of information" you can keep on the front burner, as far as your brain is concerned.

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