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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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Leadership and Product Management

Lead on Purpose

Their success depends on their ability to build consensus and inspire the other team members to do great things. Accounting/Finance: This group is often completely ignored by product management. When the PM makes a concerted effort to have a strong relationship with sales, their product success will increase.

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

N2Growth Blog

Trust, leads to a willingness to be open to: new opportunities; new collaborations; new strategies; new ideas, and; new attitudes. Never be swayed by consensus that calls you to compromise your values, rather be guided by doing the right thing. Accepting a person where they are, creates an bond of trust.

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What Markets Do and Don’t Get About Innovation

Harvard Business Review

Great investments are both non-consensus and correct, and examining the valuation process shows that consensus tends to coalesce differently around each type of innovation. Sustaining innovation inhabits the world of incremental change, deliberate strategy , and most financial and management theory. Four types of disruption.

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10 Common Thinking Errors Leaders Make

Mark Sanborn

False Consensus Effect Leaders suffering from the false consensus effect overestimate the extent to which others share their opinions and beliefs. Examples: A CEO assumes that their enthusiasm for a new corporate strategy is shared by all employees. By being aware of these pitfalls, you can avoid them.

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Nigeria’s GDP Just Doubled on Paper: What It Means in Practice

Harvard Business Review

There is a general consensus among economic analysts and commentators that the changes are merely cosmetic — they certainly do not affect the daily lives of most average Nigerians, and their timing might be politically motivated given the upcoming 2015 elections which are expected to be highly contested. Global business'

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Black Friday 2011: Advantage Retailers

Harvard Business Review

The resulting "have and have not" economy is shaping each retailer's pricing strategy. Walmart, for instance, is concerned about its customers' finances, while high-end retailer Saks Fifth Avenue is selling luxury items at full-price and recently reported a 5.8% In fact, price matching is a strategy to raise prices.

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