A committee is democratically elected to make co-operative choices. All the members of a co-operative elect a management committee to make their collective choices.
When I vote for a democratically elected committee, I elect to defer my personal authority to that select committee. When I give a committee the authority to make my choices for me, it is then an hypocrisy for me to criticise, condemn or complain about their choices.
- The authority of a committee to make choices on their behalf is invested in them by all the Individuals in the Co-Operative
- The power of a committee is relative to the personal power of each member of the committee
When each member of the committee is personally empowered to make choices representative of all in the co-operative, then the committee is able to act effectively & efficiently. When authority is exercised efficiently, power is experienced effectively.
When a member of a committee is individually motivated for personal gain, their invested authority becomes disempowered by their personal fears and prejudices. Personal worries, anxieties and biases distort personal beliefs, opinions and convictions; which causes a lack of personal direction and clarity. Procrastination, prevarication & dilemma are all symptoms of a committee that is not personally empowered with the authority of their co-operative members.
“Non-co-operative leaders are an anathema to every co-operative”
When members of the co-operative do not feel good about the choices of its committee, it is a sure sign that the committee’s agenda is not solely aligned for the benefit of its individual members.