Every Issue Needs An Owner
April 28th, 2010 | Published in Business, Quotes
Making sure that every issue has an “owner” is an essential part of being an effective internet manager. So as you go through each item on your agenda, make sure the first issue you deal with is “Who owns this?” If a particular issue has an owner (and that’s the case most of the time), he or she is the one who handles it. If an issue is homeless, spend a minute or two figuring out who it should be, or simply appoint someone.
Getting the ownership issue out of the way early will help your meetings—and possibly your entire company—run more smoothly. Instead of wasting a lot of time on endless discussions you’ll be able to turn a particular issue over to one person who will then coordinate what to do with it.
—Mark Breier, The 10-Second Internet Manager, p. 84