The Solution to the Problem
June 7th, 2007 by 
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Loading ...At a board meeting of a business association for which I serve as director, we were debating on what to do since one of the directors had to cut short his term because of a reassignment.
So, we debated on what to do. After an hour of discussing it, one director said, " hey wait, I’m sure our article of incorporation and charter should have a provision for this."
Which it did. So essentially that solved the problem for which over an hour of debate did not.
I just noted that we have had many meetings on which we keep revisiting old issues for which past meetings and our process rulebook has already defined a solution. However, by keeping the debate up, and soliciting new ideas and discussion whenever the same problem occurs, the meeting actually end up making the issue murky and confusing.
Maybe the next time there is an issue, a good way to find a solution fast is to check past records and minutes of the meeting, or simply consult the rule book. Why keep reinventing the wheel?
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June 8th, 2007 at 9:35 am
We reinvent the wheel because our first reaction is to deal with it rather than to look it up. This affliction strikes boards, bosses and busboys. This is why reviewing procedures on a regular basis, like a mini-class, can frequently prevent wheel reinvention.
Think about the last time you bought something you thought you needed only to put it right next to the thing you already had. Same deal. It was too much hassle to think about looking ad just assume you needed more.
A valuable lesson for us all.
June 8th, 2007 at 9:48 pm
Roger,
thanks. it is ironic to think that we never thought how much we waste time in the guise of saving it.