[ARIN-consult] Expanding the Board

[vinton cerf]

I have managed boards with 15-21 members and while a challenge was able to
make it work.
10 gives a great deal of scope without losing ability to achieve consensus.

vint


On Sun, Apr 8, 2018 at 1:29 AM, William Herrin <bill at herrin.us> wrote:

> On Fri, Apr 6, 2018 at 4:32 PM, vinton cerf <vgcerf at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I misread the proposal forgetting that John is the tenth member ex
> officio,
> > so I agree with ten.
> >
> > vint
>
> Greetings,
>
> A Google search for "effective decision making group size" reveals as
> its first hit this paper:
>
> https://sheilamargolis.com/2011/01/24/what-is-the-optimal-group-size-for-
> decision-making/
>
> Which concludes, "if you’re looking for the best size for a team,
> consider an odd number close to five."
>
> Another top hit references the book, "Decide & Deliver: 5 Steps to
> Breakthrough Performance in Your Organization." The authors found
> that, "Once you've got 7 people in a group, each additional member
> reduces decision effectiveness by 10%."
>
>
> Also, even numbers (like 10) are bad for decision making. A google
> search of, "decision making even odd" finds as its first hit:
> http://www.governinggood.ca/is-your-board-odd-4/
>
> This research reports, "boards with an odd number of members may make
> better decisions."
>
>
> So having spent a little time reviewing published research on optimal
> board sizes, I respectfully disagree with your support of ARIN's
> 10-member board plan.
>
> Regards,
> Bill Herrin
>
>
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