Comments on: Strength in Few http://blog.nordquist.org/strength-in-few/ Still searching for the fatherhood manual Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:10:18 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: bentalbert http://blog.nordquist.org/strength-in-few/#comment-23819 bentalbert Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:44:27 +0000 http://blog.nordquist.org/?p=4645#comment-23819 Interesting post Brett, especially when I compare the sentiments of work groups in the private sector versus the public work world. My experience is that committees are good for generating ideas and planning work, but the actual product comes from one or two people.<br><br>The committees are still important because people want to feel like they are part of the solution and have a voice in the outcomes. Ironically, everyone always complains about having to sit in a meeting or help with a committee, but just try to take the committees out of the process. It results in cries of bloody murder that they've been disenfranchised and that management doesn't care about their ideas.<br><br>Have you ever heard the contemporary parable of the camel being created by a committee? Interesting post Brett, especially when I compare the sentiments of work groups in the private sector versus the public work world. My experience is that committees are good for generating ideas and planning work, but the actual product comes from one or two people.

The committees are still important because people want to feel like they are part of the solution and have a voice in the outcomes. Ironically, everyone always complains about having to sit in a meeting or help with a committee, but just try to take the committees out of the process. It results in cries of bloody murder that they've been disenfranchised and that management doesn't care about their ideas.

Have you ever heard the contemporary parable of the camel being created by a committee?

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