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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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Why You Need the Venture Mindset

Leading Blog

Innovation is key to sustainability. This inability to source deals from outside the four walls, and to do so quickly, is one of the main reasons why innovation in so many companies is stifled. By bringing multiple people with a new mindset in, you can kickstart innovation. Innovation is a team sport indeed.

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Give Everyone a Chance to Speak and Be Heard at Work

Let's Grow Leaders

There are three common decision owners at work: a single person, a team via vote, or a team consensus. Using consensus? Your Turn Your team, department, and organization will make better-informed decisions, solve problems faster, and be more innovative when everyone has a chance to speak and be heard at work. Are we voting?

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How To Overcome Opposition To The Scientific Consensus

The Horizons Tracker

Typically the flow of scientific communication has been one-way, with those in the scientific community attempting to educate the general public on their findings and help forge agreement with their scientific consensus. “Human opposition to scientific consensus is an extremely important topic. ” Problems of overconfidence.

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3 Leadership Practices of Bono and U2 – Part II

Michael Lee Stallard

Build Consensus. Like Bono, it is wise to seek consensus on decisions, especially on issues that are important in the eyes of the people you lead and on decisions they will need to implement. This longevity has helped them learn and grow together, to be innovative, and to take their music and performances in new artistic directions.

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Overcoming Leadership Myopia

Michael Lee Stallard

Research from two well-respected organizations makes it clear that we have a big collective blind spot that’s dragging down productivity, innovation and economic performance. Conversation and consensus are the only way to develop the strategic alignment and employee engagement necessary to achieve sustainable superior performance.

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The Roadmap to Clarity: Three Must-Have Steps in Your Decision Making Process

Let's Grow Leaders

Before discussion begins, clarify the person or people who will actually make the call. We’d love to hear from you: how do you ensure decision making criteria are clear before you get into discussions about ideas?

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