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Thirteen Direct Reports and a Prayer [22]
Leading PreSales | The Solution Engineering Leadership Show
08.06.2026 • 5 Min.
An SE leader scaled from three to thirteen direct reports in eighteen months before getting team leads approved. By then he wasn't coaching anyone — he was doing triage.