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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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Shifting your Leadership as your Company Outgrows the Start-up Phase

Great Leadership By Dan

Leadership for the small-business owner (which usually deal with entrepreneurialism, sales, financing, and other basic management and business skills). The ability to collaborate across boundaries and facilitate consensus becomes an essential leadership skill. Leadership for managers in big organizations.

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The Lion on the Desk

Great Leadership By Dan

No confusion, no mixed messages, no need for consensus-building or alignment, no persuasion necessary – just a very, very smooth path from sensing to fleeing. The sensing, absorbing, thinking, and deciding functions that you just processed were extremely efficient, and so you were able to get to action right away.

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

N2Growth Blog

Never be swayed by consensus that calls you to compromise your values, rather be guided by doing the right thing. Most people don’t have to agree with you 100% of the time, but they do need to trust you 100% of the time. Trust cannot exist where leaders are fickle, inconsistent, indecisive, or display a lack of character.

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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. A startup founder thinks they can singlehandedly manage all aspects of the business, from marketing to finance, without expert help.

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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. A startup founder thinks they can singlehandedly manage all aspects of the business, from marketing to finance, without expert help.

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