tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29666526.post1926690968713727407..comments2023-09-29T07:51:36.722-04:00Comments on Shop Talk - Innovation, Marketing and Alliances: Collaboration or individual leadership? Which is it?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09455469112645117394noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29666526.post-57971491189466467022008-01-24T08:50:00.000-05:002008-01-24T08:50:00.000-05:00I think you can have it all! I agree with Wally's...I think you can have it all! I agree with Wally's points.<BR/><BR/>It all comes back to clarity of accountabilities and authorities.<BR/><BR/>If organizations want accountability to lie with one person, they must give that one person the authority to decide. Does this mean they decide in a vacuum? I hope not.<BR/><BR/>A leader is a leader because s/he is ultimately accountable for the decision. A wise leader listens but then must ultimately decide. <BR/><BR/>Team accountability is a myth because the buck stops no where.<BR/><BR/>However, collaboration is not the same as democracy (majority vote decides). <BR/><BR/>I'm all for collaboration, but a democratic workplace is a well intentioned highway to conflict. <BR/><BR/>I blogged about this at: http://www.missionmindedmanagement.com/when-everyone-is-accountable-no-one-is-accountable-the-team-accountability-fantasy<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/><BR/>MichelleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29666526.post-40466105926722340592008-01-23T18:25:00.000-05:002008-01-23T18:25:00.000-05:00I like your hypotheses at the end that "Perhaps th...I like your hypotheses at the end that "Perhaps the artful company balances a strong, visionary leader with the tools and techniques of collaboration, somehow combining the coherence of a single vision and the power of the masses and the 'wisdom of crowds.'" <BR/><BR/>In an organization, you need some one who sets the vision and direction. That's rarely done well by a group, but that doesn't mean you don't want every brain in the game. I think there's a balance, innovative ideas are usually the product of individuals, but innovation (turning the idea into something that changes things) is often the work of groups. Creating a vision is often an individual activity, but doing the creating without hearing from the people in the company who touch the customers is just asking for trouble.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com