Comments on Susan Hires A Boss: One person in charge at a time

'Twas ever thus. David Ogilvy once walked into a c...

2009-06-09T09:15:03.402-05:00

'Twas ever thus. David Ogilvy once walked into a client's office to give a creative presentation (in the 1950s, I believe). He was ushered into a boardroom with a group of 12 men sitting around the table.
"Before I begin, gentlemen, who will be making the decision at the end of my presentation?"
"Why, we all will!" came the reply.
"In that case, gentlemen, this presentation is over." And with that he walked out of the room.

Here's a riddle to further back your point:
What is the definition of a camel?
A racehorse designed by a committee.

@Allan - that's a great way to put it. I like havi...

2009-06-08T14:38:21.025-05:00

@Allan - that's a great way to put it. I like having a term for this better than colossal disaster.

SNOWED - Should be more applicable to business in ...

2009-06-07T11:37:41.883-05:00

SNOWED - Should be more applicable to business in general.

Stakeholders' Needs Overwhelm Whole Enterprise/Experience Design.

That hit home for me today. I love it. And I love ...

2009-06-05T08:13:07.447-05:00

That hit home for me today. I love it. And I love being in charge.

Indeed! Human nature usually gets in the way, an...

2009-06-04T12:58:43.792-05:00

Indeed!
Human nature usually gets in the way, and it takes "superpowers" to overcome the natural forces that occur in teams of any size (or consequence). Your recommendations are good ones - but any "leader" must be mindful of the inevitable backlash against group leadership.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_dynamics

In my 20+ years of working in and consulting to organizations, the most helpful tools & techniques I've learned to harness the creative potential of diverse groups were developed by Synectics...

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Rock on!

thank you! very much agreed

2009-06-04T11:57:45.805-05:00

thank you! very much agreed