Don Corleone has a consiglieri, 2 captains, and Luca Brasi

Don Clericuzio has a consiglieri that is somewhat a capo also, a "general" who is also like Luca Brasi (pippi del lena)

Who has a more workable family?

Is it better that a consiglieri isn't part of the operational side and is just an adviser or should the consiglieri also be part of operations?
Is it wise to have a single powerful capo or should there be more than one capo to divide such power?
should there be a comparison at all? for both families are in different circumstances.
if there should be no comparison at all, then my question is, if you are going to put up your own family what is your family structure going to be like?
thanks!

i'd have a consiglieri that was once a capo so he has the experience in the operational part of the family and also he can be prudent when the family is in war. I'd have a personal council of 3 lawyers for the legal business part of the family. i'd have 3 captains to be stationed triangularly to make a perimeter around the city inwhich i live to act as defense and when at war there are three points where the offensive will come from. i won't have a Luca Brasi but instead i'll have like a deadly viper assassination squad (hehehe). Hmmm fantasies....fantasies...

you know, it really depends on what type of don you are...
corleone had his own reasons in choosing to have 2 differnet capos,
on the other hand, clericuzo, as you mentioned, was in a different circumstance. He can't even manage his own family that well.

If a single person is very gifted and able, then by all means, make him the councilor and part of the operations at the same time. However, the life of a councilor is very important to the family, and cannot be gambled by making him part of the operations.

If a capo can be trusted, and will not ever turn against you, then there is no question at all. but if a don is taking precautions, such as Vito, then he should act accordingly.

I disagree on Don Clericuzio having Pippi as his consiglieri.
Pippi is never mentioned as an advisor to the Don, he is much more an opperative captain then a advisor. An even a captain he was not. I always saw Giorgio as the consiglieri to the don. Although he consults with all 4 of them. even Cross and Dante.

Therefore, to my opinion, Don clericuzio was his own consiglieri.

But it depends on what the families goal is. I think that you cannot have a consiglieri that HASNT been operational if you are solely running a crime family. In the case of Don Vito, him having Genco as consiglieri was a much wiser choice then Don Michael having Tom. On the other hand, in the era of Genco, the goal of the Corleone family was much more crime related and therefore needed a street smart consiglieri. Under don Michael, it was much more the goal to get the family into legitamate business, so maybe therefore Tom wasnt such a lousy choise.