You've probably had the experience where through the diverse objectives and perspectives of the people on your team, what you set out to create and what you got where not exactly the same. As concessions are made to reach a point of consensus, a completely different animal begins to takes shape.
It has been said that "a camel is horse designed by a committee."
Interestingly, having researched this much quoted maxim, there is no true consensus on WHO actually said it first.
As leaders, be it in our home, in our business, or in our community, we are often in a position requiring a promise or commitment. In many cases, to keep that promise or commitment will require the help of others, and often to get that help, you face a compromise.
When you look at the definition of the words as indicated in the links above, I found something intersting. They both come from the same Latin root – promissus which means to send forth and compromissus which means to send forth mutually or together.
Over the last two years, watching national and world events, I have seen many examples of this, but no better examples than what we have all watched unfold in Washington D.C.
