If there is one famous quote that\u2019s landed me in trouble, it\u2019s one from my favorite football coach Bill Parcells. Parcells was coaching the New England Patriots and he wasn\u2019t getting along with the new owner Robert Kraft because Parcells no longer had a say in player personnel issues. The quote was: \u201cIf I\u2019m going to be asked to cook the meal, I\u2019d like to be able to pick the groceries.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I believe in that quote in the sense that I believe that if I have to \u201ccook\u201d the meal, I should have a say in how the groceries are bought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When I was the lead fiduciary on a multiple employer plan that was rocked when the previous fiduciary was accused of embezzling money from other plans, I thought I should have a say which third party administrator we should use. I thought that even after making only $125 on the plan and being named in a lawsuit. So I stepped aside and started my own multiple employer plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When I was Vice President of my synagogue and I did more than a proportionate part of the work, I thought I should have a say in which other vice presidents get nominated. The fact that they were bringing back a former President as Vice President who did nothing to increase membership, did nothing to improve the Hebrew School and negotiated a terrible contract with the caterer got me upset. I wasn\u2019t consulted and I just didn\u2019t want to work with him because his priorities were different than my own since he had zero interest in increasing our membership base and was only concerned with cutting costs. So I quit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m not saying that you should quit what you\u2019re doing, but that when you do a disproportionate amount of the work and you\u2019re not happy with the way the business is being conducted, you should have some say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As far as the Patriots go, Parcells quit and they hired Pete Carroll who didn\u2019t work out after 2 years. Then they hired Parcells disciple Bill Belichick and gave him a say in how the groceries are bought. 6 Super Bowl wins later, Parcells was right even though it worked out for his disciple instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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