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The Consensus-Based Decision-Making Style

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Learn about the consensus-based decision-making style and the situations when it’s most appropriate. The fourth style of decision-making is consensus-based decision-making. Please click the article headline above or go to [link] for more. This is when decisions are reached with a cross-functional team.

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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. Consensus isn’t the goal. They are simply meant to foster a spirit of cooperation. Good teams create input. Good input is.

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It’s The Consensus, Stupid*

Strategy Driven

One of the first things they must do is assemble the complete Buying Decision Team to garner the consensus necessary for change. An external solution is considered only when there is consensus that an internal problem can’t be resolved with familiar resources. We are not facilitating consensus as it’s unique and systemic.

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Building Consensus Around Difficult Strategic Decisions

Harvard Business Review

The authors of this article have developed a tool that they call “strategic sparring sessions.” People often come into discussions with preconceived notions, and data can be skewed to support pre-existing perspectives. So how can leaders get clarity on the best path forward?

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The #1 Killer of Change

Lead Change Blog

That phenomenon, first described by Jerry B Harvey in his article ‘The Abilene Paradox’, highlighted his views on consensus inertia. Ensure your team consensus is real, rather than imagined, by regularly reflecting on the values that underpin your declared purpose. So what is that profound issue, that killer component?

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India’s Gig Economy : the Future of Work for Women ?

CEO Insider

In his Independence day speech, PM Modi put emphasis on women’s economic empowerment and a few days later Vice-president Naidu called for a national movement for women’s empowerment, and urged political parties to reach early consensus to […]. are those of the author Policy Factory™ alone and not the CEOWORLD magazine.

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How to Discuss the Undiscussables on Your Team

Harvard Business Review

In this article, the author explains how to spot the classic signs of undiscussables — meetings marked by quick consensus, a lack of productive debate, or uneven participation — and offers strategies on how to uncover those unexpressed thoughts and feelings to help your team work more productively.

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