My problem with committees is the frustration of working through the committee system with all of it's side-tracks and delays and onerous consensus building, only to have an entity superior to the committee then call the decisions into question or completely over-rule them. My feeling is you can't have it both ways. You can have committees do work and accept their decisions and conclusions. Or, please, please, please skip the committee process entirely and don't waste those people's time.
On the other hand, I do buy into the philosophy that two heads are better than one under certain circumstances and that to get people to buy into decisions you must include them in the decision-making process. You just must carefully determine what decisions are better made by committees and what decisions are better made by experts. Sarah Sarah M. Freking, District Technology Director Storm Lake Community School District Storm Lake, IA 50588 Phone: 712-732-8100 Fax: 712-732-8101 Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. -- Christopher Morley [email protected] writes: >Agree... "A committee is a cul-de-sac down which ideas are lured and >then quietly strangled." > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] >[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of McKenney, Kurt >Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 8:00 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [info-tech] technology advisory board > > >The last time I formed a committee for anything was to redesign the >website. A year and a half later, after meetings every two weeks, I >built a website in a motel room in Houston while killing time while my >girlfriend was at work. I immediately disbanded the committee by >refusing to ever show up again, and have since sworn off of them. > >Near as I can figure it, this was the most productive Committee I have >ever been on. > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] on behalf of Jackie Fonley >Sent: Tue 12/15/2009 7:02 PM >To: Info Tech >Subject: [info-tech] technology advisory board > > > > Hey, all! Do any of you have technology advisory boards? How do >they work? How often do you meet? I feel I need a "buy in" of staff >who see us moving forward. I have been rolling out some great things >with resistance (and i know that happens) -- but wondering if an >advisory group who also agrees helps the rollout process. My counter >to some have been "would you visit a hospital with outdated >procedures/technology?". But just curious in what others are doing. >Thanks-- and happy holidays to everyone. I hope you enjoy your break! >Jackie > >--- >[This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus on the server >aea8.k12.ia.us] > >--------------------------------------------------------- >Archived messages from this list can be found at: >http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >--------------------------------------------------------- > > >--- >[This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus on the server aea8.k12.ia.us] > >--------------------------------------------------------- >Archived messages from this list can be found at: >http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >--------------------------------------------------------- >
