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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

Product managers hold a unique position in the company: they depend on people from other groups, but they do not have managerial authority over those people (in most cases). Their success depends on their ability to build consensus and inspire the other team members to do great things.

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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). Leadership for managers in big organizations. Processes need to be analyzed and improved, and leaders need to learn how to manage through systems.

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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. In fact, in most cases I actually prefer to have my thinking challenged – this doesn’t threaten me as a leader, it improves my leadership ability.

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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. DECIDE) Those same managers may also decide on a course of action or bump it up the ranks to decide. and months pass… Meanwhile, the lion has eaten your lunch.

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10 Common Thinking Errors Leaders Make

Mark Sanborn

A manager only listens to team members who agree with them, neglecting diverse opinions that could offer a new perspective. A manager ignores potential issues with a new initiative because they don’t want to be the only one questioning it. A manager focuses only on what went wrong in a successfully completed project.

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10 Common Thinking Errors Leaders Make

Mark Sanborn

A manager only listens to team members who agree with them, neglecting diverse opinions that could offer a new perspective. A manager ignores potential issues with a new initiative because they don’t want to be the only one questioning it. A manager focuses only on what went wrong in a successfully completed project.

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