gear02
02-03-2006, 10:10 PM
This requires some setup.
I am on a volunteer recruitment committee for a large event at school. This event has a lot of committees that organize each element of it. Our job is to find out how many people they need and to find volunteers.
On the volunteer committee, there are 3 of us. Each were selected by application and there was a lot of competition so each of us are capable. It's pretty much a 3 headed monster, with each of us being in charge of the overall recruitment.
From the start, we've had a problem of getting together. One guy, we'll call him person A, is a nice guy but he's somewhat unrealiable in the fact that he parties a lot at night and then seems to be on catchup mode during the school day. But he's very capabale. Person B looks like a laid back guy, but is very unresponsive on email and doesn't seem to care too much.
In the past week, there have been problems with volunteer recruitment. We don't really have a plan that's set in stone. Most of our current decisions were made in our only meeting of 15 minutes. Some committees don't understand how it works and have been starting to recruit themselves, which cause a huge problem in terms of confusion and mixed messages.
There's a whole other part of this that I don't want to get into because it adds another layer of complexity. Here's the question. Should I take the initiative and start making unilateral decisions? I've hesitated because I figured we should approach things as a team. However, my teammates are just not reliable and things are being missed.
I guess my question is when should I take charge and when should I work as a team?
I am on a volunteer recruitment committee for a large event at school. This event has a lot of committees that organize each element of it. Our job is to find out how many people they need and to find volunteers.
On the volunteer committee, there are 3 of us. Each were selected by application and there was a lot of competition so each of us are capable. It's pretty much a 3 headed monster, with each of us being in charge of the overall recruitment.
From the start, we've had a problem of getting together. One guy, we'll call him person A, is a nice guy but he's somewhat unrealiable in the fact that he parties a lot at night and then seems to be on catchup mode during the school day. But he's very capabale. Person B looks like a laid back guy, but is very unresponsive on email and doesn't seem to care too much.
In the past week, there have been problems with volunteer recruitment. We don't really have a plan that's set in stone. Most of our current decisions were made in our only meeting of 15 minutes. Some committees don't understand how it works and have been starting to recruit themselves, which cause a huge problem in terms of confusion and mixed messages.
There's a whole other part of this that I don't want to get into because it adds another layer of complexity. Here's the question. Should I take the initiative and start making unilateral decisions? I've hesitated because I figured we should approach things as a team. However, my teammates are just not reliable and things are being missed.
I guess my question is when should I take charge and when should I work as a team?