Sociocracy in Small Groups

In many organizations, there’s both a tendency to have too many circles and a tendency not to have enough circles.

So, what’s the number of circles that’s just right? There is no universal answer. But there is a test. The right number of circles is perfect when every agenda item in every meeting is relevant to every person in the room for their own work. In other words, if half of the people in your meeting are bored for half of the meeting, then a sub-circle would have been useful to address those topics. 

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