Title: The Positives and Negatives of Decision by Committee
Headings: Decision by Committee: Pros and Cons
Decision by Committee: Pros and Cons
The Positives of Business Decisions by Committee
The Negatives of Decision by Committee
It’s Up to You

Content: First, employees are more likely to suggest outrageous, reckless solutions because the responsibility for the decision is spread across the entire committee. This dilution of individual responsibility can generate some very bad decisions without fear of retribution. Missing the best advice. If opinions are flying around the conference table, you and the team may miss the one suggestion that makes absolute, unqualified sense, lost in the discussion babble. Often, there will be a lone voice of reason willing to stand up and say what should be done. If the other 15 attendees disagree, that suggestion dries up and blows away. Decision by committee can be a waste of time. It’s easy to get bogged down when committee factions take opposing views and attempt to convince the other side of the table of the wisdom of their position. This can suck up time like a vacuum cleaner if you don’t manage committee meetings. Peer pressure comes into play quite frequently.