10 ways smaller teams can be more productive

Sep 12, 2018

A stockbroker sits outside his booth while monitoring stock prices on a computer screen, during a trading session at the Karachi Stock Exchange January 19, 2012. Pakistani stocks ended lower on Thursday as investors booked profit in blue chip companies such as Oil and Gas Development Co Ltd (OGDCL) . The Karachi Stock Exchange's benchmark 100-share index ended 0.28 percent, or 32.12 points, lower at 11,515.59 points. On Wednesday, the KSE-index ended 2.15 percent higher at 11,547.71, its highest close since December 1. REUTERS/Athar Hussain (PAKISTAN - Tags: BUSINESS)

Smaller teams move faster, iterate at a higher frequency, and innovate more for the company. Image: REUTERS/Athar Hussain

Chris DeBrusk

Partner in Financial Services and Digital Practices, Oliver Wyman

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