How many committees do you belong to? Task forces? Working groups?
Posts Tagged ‘teamwork’
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009
How many committees do you belong to?
- Together we're better. And none of us is as creative as all of us. Isnt the trick to make sure the committee/group is made up of people who are absolutely necessary, and that a common purpose is shared? Read more >
- Turn it to an advantage -- I like that -- teher are no right answers here -- I was just being provacative -- but having said that..... Read more >
- I belong to several. And rather than get frustrated, I've tried to learn more about the behaviours of groups to try and turn it to my advantage.
e.g. see http://www.spring.org.uk/2009/09/how-groups-form-conform-then-warp-our-decision-making-productivity-and-creativity.php
Alternatively - fewer people = faster decisions. Read more >
Monday, September 18th, 2006
No Choice
Teamwork. Here we go again…….more Rah Rah – right????
WRONG!
Have you ever heard the expression “they eat their own?” It is one of those sayings that has been borrowed from the world of Nature. It usually describes some member of the animal or insect family who either eat their children or eat each other. When used for Human analogy, it is not a compliment. And, when used to describe a company….stay away!
Tuesday, August 16th, 2005
Intent
A follow up to last week and the notion of the role of the individual in creating teams…read on…
Teamwork and team play and any combination or even stand alone usage of the T word has definitely become hackneyed in our world.
We have become cynically jaded, I suspect, because so often a “leader” dictates the usage of the phrase – if you will – as opposed to being organically developed by the group in question.
You know the scenario – almost Animal Farm like – all team members are equal but some team members are more equal than others – not a good start and certainly not consistent with the idea of the strength of the team being each individual member.
