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.

to prevent cliquishness within the company and mitigate any factional sentiment. I’ve crunched some numbers from the HR department and found that

individual to bring along only one colleague from their former workplace. More are welcome,

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

unflustered as she switched

more.

personnel flow chart. 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 significant loss for

Her words were simple and clear, leaving no one in the dark about their implications, but her proposed principles threatened to

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evident.

If group alliances were forbidden, their positions would be precarious. They

not yet complete and added

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

speech with a subtle flattery towards Max, also hinting to everyone that it was Mr. Dorsey who had placed her in her current position. Even if they resented it, they would have to

down, she looked openly

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

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