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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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7 Ways Successful Leaders Can Create A Culture Of Diverse Thinking

Lead from Within

Here are my top recommendations: Encourage Dissent and Debate: Instead of seeking consensus, encourage healthy dissent and open debate within your team. Encourage employees from different departments to work together on projects, fostering the exchange of diverse ideas and approaches.

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April 2015 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Welcome to the April 2015 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival. Bruce Harpham of Project Management Hacks submitted Why Showing Appreciation To Your Team Makes A Difference. Jesse Lyn Stoner of the Seapoint Center provided Collaboration Does Not Require Consensus. Read this to change that.

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How to Complete an Individual Development Plan | Thoughts for the.

Nathan Magnuson

Home / Human Resources / How to Complete an Individual Development Plan. How to Complete an Individual Development Plan. Perhaps you’ve heard of the professional growth tool called the Individual Development Plan (or IDP for short). Think of performance as the “test” and development as the “lesson.”

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Why Teams Often Don’t Work and How to Build Them

The Practical Leader

The same bosses who mandate Return-to-Office policies try pulling the right strings to manipulate project teams, departmental groups, task forces, or direct reports into teamwork. Courageous conversations also require skill development in “elevating feedback.” Good luck with that. Teamwork is voluntary.

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Leadership is Language

Leading Blog

They suppress dissent and push for consensus. Build consensus” or “Get everyone on the same page” is another way of saying, “I’m right, and you need to change your thinking.”. A way to execute this play is to focus on learning by “developing hypotheses to test rather than making decisions to execute.” This is not collaboration.

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It’s Hard For Managers To Over-Communicate

The Horizons Tracker

This misreads what employees actually want, as the general consensus is that it’s better to overcommunicate than under-communicate. They suggest that often managers get this wrong and communicate too little, and very rarely overcommunicate. The post It’s Hard For Managers To Over-Communicate first appeared on The Horizons Tracker.