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15 Direct Reports and The Mythical Man(agement) Month Everyone is redesigning their org for AI...but the ones who get it right will remember to design for the humans involved. Brian Armstrong just announced Coinbase is restructuring around small, nimble teams and managers with up to 15 direct reports [1]. The logic is appealing: smaller teams move faster, AI extends individual output, fewer layers means clearer accountability. I don't disagree with any of that. But 15 direct reports, 30-minut...