Social Loafing

Invisible effort weakens collective performance

Price's Law

The square root of contributors can account for roughly half of total output, revealing strong productivity concentration

Ringelmann Effect

Unclear accountability reduces effort in groups

The Mythical Man-Month

Adding people late often increases delay instead of reducing it

Dunbar Number

Organizations outgrow intimacy before they notice it

Davis Law

Delegate outcomes, not leftover tasks

Brooks's Law

Late staffing often delays tightly coupled software work

Köhler Effect

Weak links often work harder when they matter

Do You Like Your Work?

One question separates consultants who own their work from those who comply.

Teams: Great and Terrible

Constant new teammates, staffing pageants and social overload test every consultant.

The Only Variable That Matters

Colleagues shape job satisfaction more than anything.