Comments on: 5 Reasons Committees Suck http://www.instigatorblog.com/5-reasons-committees-suck/2006/12/08/ Startups, entrepreneurship, business and social media Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ben Yoskovitz http://www.instigatorblog.com/5-reasons-committees-suck/2006/12/08/comment-page-1/#comment-103251 Ben Yoskovitz Mon, 11 Dec 2006 14:19:36 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/5-reasons-committees-suck/2006/12/08/#comment-103251 Whitney - I think you're on the money. Certainly teams can create conflict, competition, etc. but fundamentally they're designed better than committees.<br><br>I haven't read the books you're referring to; something else for me to try and check out this holiday season though!<br><br>Thanks for commenting. Whitney – I think you're on the money. Certainly teams can create conflict, competition, etc. but fundamentally they're designed better than committees.

I haven't read the books you're referring to; something else for me to try and check out this holiday season though!

Thanks for commenting.

]]> By: Ben Yoskovitz http://www.instigatorblog.com/5-reasons-committees-suck/2006/12/08/comment-page-1/#comment-1226 Ben Yoskovitz Mon, 11 Dec 2006 14:19:36 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/5-reasons-committees-suck/2006/12/08/#comment-1226 Whitney - I think you're on the money. Certainly teams can create conflict, competition, etc. but fundamentally they're designed better than committees. I haven't read the books you're referring to; something else for me to try and check out this holiday season though! Thanks for commenting. Whitney – I think you’re on the money. Certainly teams can create conflict, competition, etc. but fundamentally they’re designed better than committees.

I haven’t read the books you’re referring to; something else for me to try and check out this holiday season though!

Thanks for commenting.

]]> By: Whitney http://www.instigatorblog.com/5-reasons-committees-suck/2006/12/08/comment-page-1/#comment-103250 Whitney Mon, 11 Dec 2006 12:41:02 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/5-reasons-committees-suck/2006/12/08/#comment-103250 Hey Ben- I totally agree- Have your read the Marcus Buckingham Books on management? I think he gets it right when he talks about the fundamental things that motivate us as employees (and employers) and that we have to play to our employees strengths and give them support in their weak areas. Sometimes it takes a while, though, to identify these things.<br>So in Committees, you've got a bunch of equal players each trying to make sure their agenda is the most important- it is competitive for "air time" where a team is organized specifically to get something done. Everyone acts in concert towards one goal. Yeah you need a leader, but the competition should be external, not internal to the organization as it is with committees. I think this is the fundamental difference. What do you think?<br>Whitney Hey Ben- I totally agree- Have your read the Marcus Buckingham Books on management? I think he gets it right when he talks about the fundamental things that motivate us as employees (and employers) and that we have to play to our employees strengths and give them support in their weak areas. Sometimes it takes a while, though, to identify these things.
So in Committees, you've got a bunch of equal players each trying to make sure their agenda is the most important- it is competitive for “air time” where a team is organized specifically to get something done. Everyone acts in concert towards one goal. Yeah you need a leader, but the competition should be external, not internal to the organization as it is with committees. I think this is the fundamental difference. What do you think?
Whitney

]]> By: Whitney http://www.instigatorblog.com/5-reasons-committees-suck/2006/12/08/comment-page-1/#comment-1223 Whitney Mon, 11 Dec 2006 12:41:02 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/5-reasons-committees-suck/2006/12/08/#comment-1223 Hey Ben- I totally agree- Have your read the Marcus Buckingham Books on management? I think he gets it right when he talks about the fundamental things that motivate us as employees (and employers) and that we have to play to our employees strengths and give them support in their weak areas. Sometimes it takes a while, though, to identify these things. So in Committees, you've got a bunch of equal players each trying to make sure their agenda is the most important- it is competitive for "air time" where a team is organized specifically to get something done. Everyone acts in concert towards one goal. Yeah you need a leader, but the competition should be external, not internal to the organization as it is with committees. I think this is the fundamental difference. What do you think? Whitney Hey Ben- I totally agree- Have your read the Marcus Buckingham Books on management? I think he gets it right when he talks about the fundamental things that motivate us as employees (and employers) and that we have to play to our employees strengths and give them support in their weak areas. Sometimes it takes a while, though, to identify these things.
So in Committees, you’ve got a bunch of equal players each trying to make sure their agenda is the most important- it is competitive for “air time” where a team is organized specifically to get something done. Everyone acts in concert towards one goal. Yeah you need a leader, but the competition should be external, not internal to the organization as it is with committees. I think this is the fundamental difference. What do you think?
Whitney

]]> By: Renée http://www.instigatorblog.com/5-reasons-committees-suck/2006/12/08/comment-page-1/#comment-103249 Renée Sat, 09 Dec 2006 05:44:04 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/5-reasons-committees-suck/2006/12/08/#comment-103249 WAS! And I don't plan to be in one <strike>soon</strike> for as long as I'm alive. ;) WAS! And I don't plan to be in one <strike>soon</strike> for as long as I'm alive. ;)

]]> By: Renée http://www.instigatorblog.com/5-reasons-committees-suck/2006/12/08/comment-page-1/#comment-1151 Renée Sat, 09 Dec 2006 05:44:04 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/5-reasons-committees-suck/2006/12/08/#comment-1151 WAS! And I don't plan to be in one <strike>soon</strike> for as long as I'm alive. ;) WAS! And I don’t plan to be in one soon for as long as I’m alive. ;)

]]> By: Ben Yoskovitz http://www.instigatorblog.com/5-reasons-committees-suck/2006/12/08/comment-page-1/#comment-103248 Ben Yoskovitz Sat, 09 Dec 2006 03:22:12 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/5-reasons-committees-suck/2006/12/08/#comment-103248 Hi Renee - thanks for stopping by. I hope you're not stuck in committee hell! Hi Renee – thanks for stopping by. I hope you're not stuck in committee hell!

]]> By: Ben Yoskovitz http://www.instigatorblog.com/5-reasons-committees-suck/2006/12/08/comment-page-1/#comment-1147 Ben Yoskovitz Sat, 09 Dec 2006 03:22:12 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/5-reasons-committees-suck/2006/12/08/#comment-1147 Hi Renee - thanks for stopping by. I hope you're not stuck in committee hell! Hi Renee – thanks for stopping by. I hope you’re not stuck in committee hell!

]]> By: Renée http://www.instigatorblog.com/5-reasons-committees-suck/2006/12/08/comment-page-1/#comment-103247 Renée Sat, 09 Dec 2006 02:24:55 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/5-reasons-committees-suck/2006/12/08/#comment-103247 So true and on point, Ben!<br><br>"committees are no way to get things done." and the above five points.<br><br>Thanks for the reminder, ;) So true and on point, Ben!

“committees are no way to get things done.” and the above five points.

Thanks for the reminder, ;)

]]> By: Renée http://www.instigatorblog.com/5-reasons-committees-suck/2006/12/08/comment-page-1/#comment-1146 Renée Sat, 09 Dec 2006 02:24:55 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/5-reasons-committees-suck/2006/12/08/#comment-1146 So true and on point, Ben! "committees are no way to get things done." and the above five points. Thanks for the reminder, ;) So true and on point, Ben!

“committees are no way to get things done.” and the above five points.

Thanks for the reminder, ;)

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