expression, godan verb (-ru)
too many cooks spoil the broth
Proverb meaning that when too many people try to lead, things go wrong. The literal image is of too many captains steering a ship up a mountain.
会議でみんなが別々の指示を出すと、船頭多くして船山に登るという結果になる。
When everyone gives different instructions in a meeting, it ends up like 'too many captains will steer the ship up a mountain.'
プロジェクトのリーダーは一人に絞らないと、船頭多くして船山に登る状態になるよ。
If you don't narrow the project leader down to one person, you'll end up with too many cooks spoiling the broth.