August/September 1999

Teammate or committeeman?
Enterprise and energy are the preserve of those who do, not of those who discuss. Committees exist to preserve their status and perpetuate themselves, even if that means stifling enthusiasm and curbing entreprenurial zeal on occasions. Innumerable statistics show that a high percentage of our time is spent in meetings. We have regular briefing meetings, strategy meetings, review meetings, board meetings, brainstorming sessions, appraisals and so on. Often we merely find an excuse to put off making a decision., in effect doing nothing. Are we too late to change? To quote Tom Peters: "Teammates have to depend on each other. Committee members are there to represent a point of view and retain their veto right. Committees deliberate. Project teams do."

Bob Little, Editor

Pages	Contents
2-8	News
10	Surveys & Reports
12-27
12		Climate warning
16		All sell together
20		Need and recognition
24		Change of air
30-35
30		Lord of the dance
34		No resistance
38-43
38		An effort of will
42		Top of the chain
46-51
46		Model performers
50		Assessing trainer effectiveness
54-59
54		Blocking tactics
58		Getting real
62	Information technology	Making friends with IT
66-68	*Reviews*	Books
70, 71		CD Roms
72, 73		Videos
76-78	Products & resources
80	*Last Word*	Ensuring maximum benefit