Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 19, 2023

John Quincy Adams A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus. It’s about keeping your team focused on a goal and motivated to do their best to achieve it, especially when the stakes are high and the consequences really matter. Martin Luther King Jr. Trust is the essence of leadership.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

And we find that the leadership approaches and the language used aligned itself with that goal. The correct balance of these two activities helps us achieve our goals.” They suppress dissent and push for consensus. It is about caring— “caring what people think, caring how they feel, caring for their personal goals.”

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2017

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? What to do now?

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Petrin provides a nice 8-step approach: Back in December, Dan talked about " 10 Big Development Goals for Leaders in 2012." Goal #7 in the blog post stated: “Find a mentor and/or hire a coach.” Are you more collaborative as a leader, working through consensus? I often get asked for advice on how to find a mentor.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 28, 2020

Finally, you can tell that a stakeholder is a key influencer when your goals and their desired results are aligned. Otherwise, you might fall into the dangerous judgment error known as the false consensus effect , where you assume other people are more similar to you and more inclined to do what you want them to do than is really the case.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 5, 2024

New Year's Resolutions for leaders : Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved (..)

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Moreover, it allows boards to align their skills, experiences, and perspectives with the strategic goals and objectives of the organization, ensuring that the board composition is well-suited to address the evolving challenges and opportunities in the business environment.

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Ask yourself if a meeting is the best way to achieve the goals you’ve defined. For all that people complain about meetings, they’re still one of the best ways to share information, gain consensus, assign accountability, and get things done. Most of what makes a meeting successful is the advance preparation.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2023

They should be able to articulate their vision, build consensus, and inspire their teams. This includes providing comprehensive orientation and training programs to familiarize the executive with company policies and procedures and establishing clear performance expectations and goals.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Look for unanimous consensus from all the people who participated in the interviews. The goal wi to understand how each candidate approaches or has approached situations and may act the next time a similar situation arises. Following the interviews, bring together all the interviewers to discuss the candidate.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

They analyzed around 70 previous studies into culture creation and found that there was no real consensus on whether one can intentionally be created to underpin strategic goals. Culture creation. Instead, many theorists argue that cultures are largely a response to whatever is happening externally.

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 10, 2024

” What an ineffective boss calls “teamwork” is often about exhorting everyone to pull together to meet the manager’s goals and follow their direction. The team leader then thinks he or she has consensus, only to be frustrated later by lack of commitment and follow-through.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 21, 2020

Make sure your employees know each other professionally, by sharing individuals’ roles and goals, and socially, by including ice-breakers in meetings or company get-togethers. To avoid forced consensus, take generational and background diversity in job candidates into account. Recognize routine and extraordinary efforts.

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Nathan Magnuson

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Consensus on the Intention Must Be Reached. One of the reasons the best bosses have the highest engaged teams is because everyone knows where they stand in relation to the goal. If you’re responsible for performance outcomes of any kind, unclear expectations could be your biggest kryptonite. Every comes out on top.

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Leading Blog

MAY 8, 2019

Best Idea, Not Consensus. The goal of consensus leads to “groupthink” and inferior decisions. Compensating people well demonstrates love and respect and ties them strongly to the goals of the company. There isn’t a head at the Round Table , but there is a throne behind it. Money’s Not Just About the Money.

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Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 24, 2017

And this is something leaders need to be mindful of if they are to continue to foster conditions necessary for ensuring people can work together effectively towards the achievement of a common goal. In other words, when you communicate and lead your team using your shared purpose as your compass, everyone wins [ Share on Twitter ].

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Within a year, his team was defeated and failed to meet any of the goals he’d committed to. Trust was high, and consensus-building was expected. Within a year, the team’s goals were met and their spirits, felt great about them, and were on track for more successes. His way or the highway became a disaster.

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Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Determine your goals. Determine whether the overall approach will be one of seeking consensus among the group’s members or relying on the expertise of those charged with each element. A great team charter keeps everyone informed and working toward the same goal. Ask your team. Are we meeting stakeholders’ expectations?

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Clinton M. Padgett

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Find common ground and remind everyone of the common goal. When the inevitable disagreement arises, you should aim for reaching group consensus instead. Consensus means that a group reaches a point where the person in the strongest opposition can sincerely say something like, “Well, that would not be my choice, but I can live with it.”

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Problems with dysfunctional harmony—when you want consensus too badly, you miss out on valuable debate. The goal of the self-absorbed leader “isn’t necessarily status, position, or promotion. Rather, their goal is to have things work out the way they think they should work, because, well, they are the greatest.”

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2016

We need the right balance between authority vs. autonomy, consensus vs. direct decision-making, and friendly vs. firm. By learning what and how to motivate your team, you will be able to achieve your goals and increase productivity and profitability. Our environments are more collaborative. Empower your team to better themselves.

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Brian Tracy's Leadership Success

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

The general consensus among employees tends to be that their bosses don’t truly appreciate them, and you’ll have to overcome that general consensus to prove otherwise. Communicate Your Goals. Employee appreciation may seem easy enough, but the truth is that it’s often easier said than done.

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Implementing change today relies on building consensus rather than executive fiat. Put in place measurable goals to track success. Create consensus by presenting your plan to colleagues and stakeholders. Also compassionately remember that executives may not have all the power you give them credit for.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

“Our discursive analysis of China-EU cooperation shows why, despite good intentions and consensus on goals, cooperation has so far failed to move from rhetorical agreement to practical implementation.” We believe this expectation is premature,” the researchers explain. ” Two camps.

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Lead on Purpose

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

Nobody listening to you makes it difficult, or even impossible, to achieve your shared goal. If you are going to be rewarding your employees with tangible items, set up a system where the reward is limited and certain goals need to be met to achieve them. Principle #6 – Consensus. Learn about them and find common bonds.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

Conflicting organizational goals – The challenge of managing short-term and long-term goals in unison is one that has hobbled innovation for decades, but the report suggests an even graver problem is a lack of real consensus around the long-term vision for the organization itself.

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Lead on Purpose

APRIL 20, 2013

However, there seems to be something of a consensus regarding the relationship between sports and leadership, at least as acknowledged by governments and industry. Competition is a motivating factor in human psychology, and one of the traits of leadership is the ability to motivate people to challenge themselves and meet goals.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 2, 2017

The ultimate goal is to create a leadership culture. With different working definitions of leadership, consensus on the answers to these questions, and others like them, was extremely difficult. That’s the scenario Leaders Made Here is trying to prevent. What is a leadership culture? Thanks for asking! Whom do you recognize?

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 30, 2018

The best leaders understand that being liked is a side effect, not a goal. Relying on consensus. But consensus decision making isn’t appropriate or feasible in many situations, and that’s where leadership steps up. Here are seven serious ways leaders set themselves up to crash and burn: 1. Focusing on being liked.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 22, 2014

At BPR meetings, leaders present updates on progress to achieve their goals. Goals are color-coded green for on target, yellow for at risk, and red for off target. One process to do this is the weekly “Business Plan Review” (or “BPR”) meeting attended by the global leadership team, and all business and functional leaders.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2013

If committed leaders can consistently achieve consensus, they will move the alliance forward. Finding consensus is an art form that alliance leaders must master.” A Clearly Defined Purpose is a driving idea that keeps people on task rather than being sidetracked by complexity, ambiguity and other distractions.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 3, 2017

. ☙ Social media is good for collective sharing, but not always so great for collective building; good for collective destruction, but maybe not so good for collective construction; fantastic for generating a flash mob, but not so good at generating a flash consensus on a party platform or a constitution.

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Tanveer Naseer

DECEMBER 27, 2016

In the case of 2016, there seems to be a common consensus that this was a particularly bad year which many are glad to see come to an end. Some other posts you may enjoy: How To Successfully Achieve Your Goals This Year Understanding What Drives Us To Push Ahead Where Do We Go From Here?

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 17, 2013

Each was loosely organized around its own focus and goals, with few connections and little or no formal communication between them. As a result, Revere was familiar with the activities, goals and leadership of all these groups, and was perfectly positioned to help coordinate the separate streams of patriot activities when events required.

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