Great points. I've observed this myself for years as a Director in a tech co. Only other thought about it: managers with 1 report are also very likely to be ne

Great points. I've observed this myself for years as a Director in a tech co. Only other thought about it: managers with 1 report are also very likely to be new managers. Experienced managers do not (usually) take on roles managing a single person. To put it more generally: Good managers are unlikely to take a role managing just 1 person so therefore managers with a single report are likely not good managers.