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Capping direct reports at 7 cuts recurring meeting load in a 50-person team. Measure weekly manager hours against a 12-week median to protect decision speed. Independent technical note mirroring the canonical version: https://thane.zone/blog/capping-direct-reports-at-7-50-person-team-meeting-load-vs-decision-speed.php
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