Comments on: Spend time unpacking http://www.joshwhitehead.net/2009/09/30/spend-time-unpacking/ Thoughts and updates from Knoxville, TN. Fri, 13 May 2011 14:44:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Josh http://www.joshwhitehead.net/2009/09/30/spend-time-unpacking/comment-page-1/#comment-782 Josh Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:04:39 +0000 http://www.joshwhitehead.net/?p=2378#comment-782 @ Mark S - great word. We always ask in our meetings, "Who is owning this?" Glad you added that! @ Mark S – great word. We always ask in our meetings, “Who is owning this?” Glad you added that!

]]> By: Mark S. http://www.joshwhitehead.net/2009/09/30/spend-time-unpacking/comment-page-1/#comment-780 Mark S. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:07:43 +0000 http://www.joshwhitehead.net/?p=2378#comment-780 Josh, I agree with unpacking the ideas and decisions, taking time for reflection, analysis, improvement, and asking tough questions. I also agree with the not doing that being a waste of time. However, I believe the biggest culprit for wasting time and effort comes in an area you didn't mention. I have been to countless meetings where good ideas and plans are developed and people have gone away and put good effort into further development of the ideas and plans. But that was where it ended and all of the time and effort put into to it was wasted. Why? Because clear assignment of responsibility to carry out the plans and decisions were not made, clear objective measures to assess the progress were not developed or monitored, and the assigned person was not held accountable. The ideas, plans, and decisions have to be acted upon otherwise all of the time spent is wasted, other than the time spent together as a senior team hopefully being productive toward team growth. :o) Josh,

I agree with unpacking the ideas and decisions, taking time for reflection, analysis, improvement, and asking tough questions. I also agree with the not doing that being a waste of time. However, I believe the biggest culprit for wasting time and effort comes in an area you didn’t mention. I have been to countless meetings where good ideas and plans are developed and people have gone away and put good effort into further development of the ideas and plans. But that was where it ended and all of the time and effort put into to it was wasted. Why? Because clear assignment of responsibility to carry out the plans and decisions were not made, clear objective measures to assess the progress were not developed or monitored, and the assigned person was not held accountable. The ideas, plans, and decisions have to be acted upon otherwise all of the time spent is wasted, other than the time spent together as a senior team hopefully being productive toward team growth. :o )

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