Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

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.”. If someone else had to take over this project, what would you say to them to make it even more successful?” Bosses try to be compelling, not curious.

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 10, 2024

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. The team leader then thinks he or she has consensus, only to be frustrated later by lack of commitment and follow-through. Good luck with that.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 21, 2020

In your usual project debriefing sessions, take what you learn and apply it to the future. Include this tactic in project team meetings and larger management planning sessions. To avoid forced consensus, take generational and background diversity in job candidates into account. Don’t limit questions to past activities.

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Nathan Magnuson

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Consensus on the Intention Must Be Reached. Depending on the size or scope of the project, this could require significant time and energy. In fact, if the expectations you set are unclear, you force members of your team to work as much as three times as hard.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

While the general consensus is that employees liked it and were reasonably productive, there are concerns about its impact on things like creativity and innovation. The Covid pandemic was many things, but it in workplace circles, it provided the largest experiment in remote working ever seen.

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Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Team members will be more committed to the course of action, and more willing to do the project work. Resist the temptation to overuse consensus. Am I relying too much on consensus? Have you ever experienced a project manager, manager who was overly reliant on consensus? Using work for Team Building. What to do: 1.

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The Practical Leader

JUNE 26, 2019

There are three basic ways along the “3 C continuum” for a team or group to make a decision: Command – made by the manager, project, or team leader with little input from other team members. Consensus – made by the entire team as a group through either “majority rules” or unanimous agreement.

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Nathan Magnuson

MARCH 21, 2016

Consensus takes time and effort. The longer we go, the more difficult it becomes to gain the consensus we need. If you’ve ever had to scrap a project and start over, you probably know what I’m talking about. I worked on an employee engagement project several years ago. Herein lies that challenge.

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Mark Sanborn

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

In Practice: A CFO might confidently project revenue figures while neglecting market uncertainties and potential disruptions. Countermeasures: Implement Regular Audits: Continuously assess the return on investment of ongoing projects. Be Ready to Pivot: Embrace the courage to discontinue projects when necessary.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Indeed, it prompted a project in Brazil to take out billboards to name and shame online trolls in their local communities. Of course, not all trolls were anonymous, and indeed a study from a few years ago found that trolls were increasingly emboldened to undertake their poisonous antics in the full glare of public exposure. Speaking up.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

It can lead to miscommunication, misjudging the other party’s motives, inability to reach consensus, and more. Other ways of reducing tension in the first few minutes are sharing airtime while projecting genuine interest, showing respect and asking for agreement on some small initial ground-rule (e.g.,

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Leading Blog

MAY 8, 2019

Best Idea, Not Consensus. The goal of consensus leads to “groupthink” and inferior decisions. Peer relationships are critical and often overlooked, so seek opportunities to pair people up on projects or decisions. There isn’t a head at the Round Table , but there is a throne behind it. Pair People. Solve the Biggest Problem.

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Implementing change today relies on building consensus rather than executive fiat. Find some "out of the way" department or project to experiment on where the variables are controllable, the investment is minimal, and results are easily measured. Create consensus by presenting your plan to colleagues and stakeholders.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 20, 2017

Forge a consensus regarding our organization’s working definition of leadership. So, when a new project would come along, the leader responsible would assign a seasoned leader regardless of opportunity. It provides for the growth and development of all people throughout the organization. It makes whatever you’re doing work better.

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Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

In work teams you may be asked to offer various supporting roles and contribute your expertise and knowledge to various projects. These projects may have you work with people you don’t normally work with and be managed by a project manager and / or team leader that are not your direct manager. is that appropriate?

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 2, 2017

With different working definitions of leadership, consensus on the answers to these questions, and others like them, was extremely difficult. In the aftermath of our project, we were reminded of the critical role character plays in the success of any leader – we agreed. Who is capable of more responsibility? Whom do you recognize?

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Career Advancement

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Take on high-profile assignments – working on projects with a higher visibility will translate to higher visibility for you. Leverage opportunities to interact with leaders – seize those chances to rub elbows at meetings, on projects or at volunteer functions with the influential people at your meetings.

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Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

The problem was, Amida was making consultative decisions ( listening to each argument, then making the decision herself ) while the team thought they were making consensus decisions. She had always prided herself on listening carefully to the evidence provided before making a decision. Team Results.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

AUGUST 27, 2012

Use this model to make crisp decisions when you have a question that requires involvement of others, when you are proposing a change, leading a project or when you want to make something new happen. Usually the decision steward should be the person who is leading the project or has proposed the decision. Involvement.

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Deming Institute

OCTOBER 12, 2017

When your project shows signs of trouble, go basic first. Having been a consultant/leader with a Big 4 firm, my project experience is extensive and varied. Project work sometimes got complicated, and we’d have to resort to heroic measures to finish. Sometimes people got burned out, but we delivered. How did I figure this out?

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The Practical Leader

OCTOBER 18, 2023

People who disagree, dissent, or push back against the group consensus or the boss are labeled as not being team players. Their direct reports point to contradictory messages that variations of “you’re in charge of this project, but check with me first.” Then, the true issues are clearly named.

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Chart Your Course

APRIL 29, 2013

said, “A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus, but a molder of consensus.”. Your business is adding a new time-management system, which requires employees to log their hours on specific projects. , but was improperly communicating the message so that employees would understand the change. As Martin Luther King Jr.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 21, 2015

A while back, I was given a project that would ultimately lead to improved processes, produce less waste, and create a utopian working environment envious. My teammates did not share my enthusiasm on this project and in fact their enthusiasm had left the building. Rarely is a person credited with completing a project singlehandedly.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Builds involvement and consensus, supports team members, and advocates for team initiatives. We project our shadow less and less, and therefore, we can engage conflict without reactively making the other into an enemy or adversary. Good Listener: Attentive and present when people are presenting their views. Walks the talk.”.

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Terry Starbucker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

We were working on an important project, and there was a problem. As the Project Manager, I had many hours of meetings with all the key players involved, and diligently forged a consensus on a proposed course of action – so we could present it to our boss that day with a united front.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 10, 2018

This goes back and forth until a consensus is reached on a middle ground, “safe option,” and you both go on your way. As a result of our vulnerability, we instinctively build walls to protect us from others we don’t already trust, but those walls also prevent connection and all of the positives that come from it.

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

We were working on an important project in the fall of 1990, and there was a problem, one demanding some out-of-the-box thinking. As the Project Manager, I had many hours of meetings with all the key players involved, and diligently forged a consensus on a proposed course of action – so we could present it to the boss with a united front.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 29, 2021

No longer do people need to leave messages, wait hours for contact, or wonder which roles they have on a company project. Project management is an essential part of any brand, for example, but proper communication with employees is necessary to steady productivity. The consensus seems to be that it is alright.

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Terry Starbucker

FEBRUARY 27, 2011

We were working on an important project, and there was a problem. As the Project Manager, I had many hours of meetings with all the key players involved, and diligently forged a consensus on a proposed course of action – so we could present it to our boss with a united front.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Despite its influence in popularizing ESG investing, the topic remains controversial with mixed academic consensus and political debate in the U.S. The study found that companies with high-ability CEOs and strong ESG investments outperform others, and firms with fewer supplier ESG incidents yield higher returns.

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 31, 2021

A desire for on-site working was also higher among people living in cities or who work on a part-time or contract/project basis. For instance, nearly three quarters of Gen Zers want more opportunities to work with colleagues face-to-face.

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 21, 2019

The project builds upon previous work undertaken by the team that was conducted for the Office of National Statistics, which aimed to quantify the amount of air pollution removed by plants across the UK, with 1.4 It shows the existing tree cover in each local authority, together with the levels of particulate matter (PM2.5)

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Mike Cardus

MAY 17, 2012

This is where consensus and other group decision making procedures are used i.e. voting, polling, multi-voting, consensus. When the final project and solution must be implemented. BUT the manager will make the final decision. Team Problem Solving: A problem exist and the team must make a decision. The type of meeting.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Slow decision makers who are driven by how others will feel about the decision, look for and desire a consensus decision making process. If they are working in a team environment, they are probably frustrating their team members who want to move forward with the project. They want all in agreement before making a decision.

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Change Starts Here

JANUARY 15, 2013

Listen below to hear the approach she took to gain consensus with a variety of stakeholder groups on a politically charged project. Learn what worked and what didn’t. Listen to the show here (30 minutes): Be sure to visit the radio show page to listen to past episodes and subscribe to the show.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Consensus is a powerful tool. When CEOs set out to conquer new markets or undertake billion-dollar acquisitions, we’d hope they’d at least sought out some consensus from their trusted advisors. The problem with consensus is that it’s expensive. The problem with consensus is that it’s expensive. Consider the story of Nick.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

I’ve read that there are leaders and project managers who prefer not to collaborate, when engaging in an initiative, because of needs for control. And decision makers who start their information gathering before fully involving those who will implement. What sort of success is possible when one source is driving change and.

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