One to-do to one person
September 1st, 2005 | Filed under Startup dot comDeveloper, project manager and company founder Jason Fried says one to do item should be assigned to one person and one person only:
The more people you make responsible for something, the less chance there is for it to get done.
The more people responsible for something, the more finger pointing, the more blame deflection, the less direct responsibility. Making multiple people responsible for something simply diffuses the responsibility, and diffused responsibility generally leads in one of two directions — stagnation or mediocrity.
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