Why Small Teams Win: The Communication Complexity Problem

Too many cooks slow the sprint. A 10-person team has 45 communication lines. No wonder decisions stall. Small teams win with speed, clarity, and fewer Zoom calls.
Agile Approaches for a Dynamic World
Agile Approaches for a Dynamic World
Too many cooks slow the sprint. A 10-person team has 45 communication lines. No wonder decisions stall. Small teams win with speed, clarity, and fewer Zoom calls.
New leaders, don’t blow it in week one. No rebrands, no tech overhauls, and please - no “at my last company” speeches. Learn first. Change later.
Every decision isn’t life or death. Some are hats (easy to change), others are haircuts (they’ll grow back), and a few? Tattoos. Choose wisely.
Agile is about more than frameworks and sprints. These nine mental models will make you sharper, faster, and better at solving real-world chaos.
Seth Godin says we brace for impact too often. He’s right. Agile leaders know: flexibility beats fear. Don’t freeze. Adjust, adapt, and move forward.
Your product org is a jungle. From HIPPOs with opinions to WOLVES chasing fires, here’s how to survive the chaos and keep delivery on track.
Your Agile team isn’t broken, it’s biased. From anchoring to overconfidence, here are 20 cognitive traps quietly wrecking your sprints and how to stop them.