Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 44

Brielle maintained a calm and composed demeanor in her professional endeavors. Having made her point, she fixed her gaze steadily on Max.

Max offered a slight smile, his slender fingers pausing their rhythmic drumming on the table surface as he asked lightly, “And what might that be?”

Rising gracefully to her feet, Brielle cast her presentation onto the wide screen.

“The 80/20 Principle is something I’ve distilled from analyzing management systems at several major corporations. Please, take a look at these charts.”

The attention in the room shifted towards the large screen, where a detailed summary was displayed.

But what did it all really mean?

“I ran a number of simulations on my computer and found that the optimal span of control for a manager is between 8 to 12 people. This allows them enough time to ponder strategy without being too idle. The 20 here refers to the entry-level managers-they should not have fewer than 20 people under them. Given that the tasks of ground-level employees are more uniform, some companies even have situations where there are 50 to 80 people under one manager, preventing lower-level managers from being overtasked.”

After finishing her explanation, Brielle flipped to the next slide.

crunched some numbers from the HR department and found that many individuals employed by Dorsey International

only one colleague

someone couldn’t contain their irritation. “Brielle, is there a point to this

expression remained unflustered as she switched the

more.

If a department hires a new leader who brings a bunch of people from their old department, when that leader leaves, those individuals tend to follow, which is a

the conference room grew tense. Her words were simple and clear, leaving no one in the dark about their implications, but her proposed principles threatened to upend the status quo for many in management,

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evident.

them had secured their seats through mutual support. If group alliances were forbidden, their positions would be precarious. They gritted their teeth, their

felt her argument was not yet

a year to find a suitable replacement for themselves. If they fail, they should not be assigned new projects the following year. If they still haven’t found a replacement after two years, they could be asked to step down. This ensures that the

everyone that it was Mr. Dorsey who

she looked openly at Max, confident and

was polishing her own image, considering her position was clearly orchestrated by other members of the Dorsey family. How could Mr. Dorsey possibly have

How does that maintain our authority in front of the staff? You’ve just