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Why Consensus Kills Team Building | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

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

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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. This is a skill I believe many leaders do not develop until later in their careers.

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How You Make Decisions Is as Important as What You Decide

Harvard Business Review

Conventional thinking has suggested that leadership positions go to those who aggressively plan their careers with a keen eye for building the right skills to reach top jobs. Note that this inclusive process is not decision-making by committee or by consensus. “We were Abelson-Frankel, yet operated as two separate agencies.”

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Managing Effectively in a Matrix

Harvard Business Review

What if you upgraded your IT network to a new operating system that promised faster, better and leaner results — only to find that the vast majority of your leaders did not have the necessary competencies to use that new system? At Hay Group, our research suggests that many companies are now stuck in that metaphorical boat.

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Fighting Chronic Disease Starts with Better Pediatric Care

Harvard Business Review

There is general consensus that a major solution lies in better managing and preventing adult chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart failure. Integrating comprehensive services will require significant changes in culture, infrastructure, training, regulation, and financing. Lauri Rotko/Folio Images/Getty Images.

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Marketing Success | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Good consultants build consensus and unify management focus, they do not splinter opinion. If your marketing doesn’t uphold your brand promise or if it’s not advancing core business initiatives, then you have an alignment issue.

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