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Why Consensus Kills Team Building | N2Growth Blog

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Where Dan lost me was on point #4 – Teams Decide by Consensus. In recent months I have observed a decent amount of politically correct discourse on the topic of team building and equality. And as odd as it may sound, one of the greatest impediments to building productive teams is practicing management by consensus.

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Leading Those Who Don't Want To Follow | N2Growth Blog

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If you crush the individual character and spirit of those who form your team, how can your team operate at its best? Never be swayed by consensus that calls you to compromise your values, rather be guided by doing the right thing. link] #FollowFriday 24-09-2010 Mike Myatt « A Dime a Dozen Small Business, Tech and Talk [.]

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Visa Restrictions Will Worsen The Post-Covid Recession

The Horizons Tracker

At the start of this year I wrote about a recently published paper from Harvard Business School bemoaning the strangling effect of the American political system on economic growth and prosperity. Despite the consensus that change is required, however, the lack of political cooperation on the matter results in little real progress being made.

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Workplace Democracy – A Genie in A Bottle | You're Not the Boss of Me

You're Not the Boss of Me

This company operates its democracy to the extent that: Employees set their own work schedules They don’t use the same workstation more than two days in a row so that no one really knows when they go to work or how long they stay. But what does a truly democratic workplace look like?

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The Changing Role of Global Leaders

Harvard Business Review

In November 2010, to big fanfare at Unilever's London headquarters, chief executive Paul Polman boldly articulated a new strategy. It recognizes this new reality will spell decline for some commercial activities, but growth for others who find better ways of operating. So in one sense, Polman is only being a good businessman.

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Marketing Success | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Good consultants build consensus and unify management focus, they do not splinter opinion. Copyright/Legal Privacy Resources Sitemap N2Growth Blog © Copyright 2010 N2Growth. Those of you familiar with this blog know that I’m generally a strong marketing advocate. Thanks for sharing Tom. Our Freedom. All Rights Reserved

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There’s a Leadership Vacuum on Climate Change. Business Should Fill It

Harvard Business Review

Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, who as recently as last month has reported not believing that human activity or carbon dioxide are primary contributors to climate change, contradicting 150 years of basic physics and decades of scientific consensus. Disclosure: I’ve done paid speaking for executives at Walmart and Apple.).