Making a big team cannot guarantee better business execution

There is no doubt that collaboration can improve the level of productivity at large by making a better business execution. But the experience with James Treybig (President, Tandem Computers) is a bit too different and is also counterfactual statement of my previous line. In a meeting with his engineer’ team James presented his opinion on business collaboration. He stated that when his team of engineers comprised only 20 members, it performed miraculously. However, as he brought in more engineers and the total number of members roused to 300 there didn’t seem much work being done. As a whole the productivity of the team did not show a radical improvement as it was supposed to. This was the source of frustration for James and probably a reason of frustration for many people.

Today, the fact about business execution earned from more executives is not unknown to business executives. Companies running with meager employees are plenty in numbers in modern days and the employees working within doesn’t accomplish the desired work. Needless to say, that business executives have realized, business collaboration and execution are not offering them the right push required. There is much room for grievances, angst, frustration and unhappiness. Company owners and managers wish to have better business execution than before and wish that the collaboration among the employees and within a team should improve with time. The gist regarding business execution is to achieve higher productivity with less number of people.

On this context of business execution, I will draw the attention to two different areas that are common in every business concern. First are meetings. Meetings in today’s business world are more of a practice rather than a scope to improve business execution. Most of the managers who are found to be engaged in more than a couple of meetings a day find there schedule to be badge of honor. And in many cases it has been observed meetings actually inhibit the process of business execution rather than improving it. People need to find an alternative way of organizing meeting that will require less time and less possibility of organizing subsequent meeting on the same issue. The type holding meetings need improvement.

The second is the decision making part where in most occasions the people at the helm of all affairs take the decision. The employees and team members should be vested with some rights that will allow then to take decisions instantly. This will speed up the process of business execution as an employee doesn’t have to wait until the decision is executed from the top.