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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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A Manager’s Guide to Better Decision Making

Let's Grow Leaders

We’ve both heard these words and so has nearly every manager we’ve ever worked with. Managers get in trouble when they allow these discussions to get mixed up. If you’ve heard this or said it yourself, you’ve experienced the second decision-making mistake managers commit: lack of clarity around ownership.

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How to Reach a Consensus Decision and Not Go Around in Circles Forever

Great Leadership By Dan

Consensus building is hard work for a leader – it takes a willingness to “roll the dice” and be open to any alternative. Read my recent post over at About.com Management and Leadership to find out how to involve others in a consensus decision and not have it go around in circles forever. Big egos need to be set aside.

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Nine Reasons Managers Struggle

Leading Blog

In "Managers, can you hear me now?" Managers Fail to Build Trust and Integrity. Trust always begins with the manager. As the manager, you are the force that keeps your team focused on results. Managers are the first to get bored with their message. They Over-rely on Consensus. They Have the Wrong Focus.

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Advanced Guide to Lead Meetings That Get Results and People Want to Attend

Let's Grow Leaders

Typically, this would be the manager or someone she appoints. A team makes the decision through consensus. Consensus is often misunderstood. Consensus decision-making means that the group continues discussion until everyone can live with a decision. If we can come to a consensus by then, that would be great.

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Three Simple Secrets to Running a Remarkable Meeting

Let's Grow Leaders

I’ve heard these words so frequently, in focus groups, in one-on-ones, and even behind closed doors with seasoned managers. If you want to be a great manager, build a reputation of running great meetings, and watch for an immediate improvement in who shows up and what they contribute. . Very few managers run meetings well.

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10 Reasons why Managers are Clueless about Leadership

Great Leadership By Dan

Most managers (people in leadership positions) really don’t read books about leadership. Even if there was a way to find out how many managers there were in the world at any time, I’m sure that number would be way bigger than the number of leadership books sold. Most managers (and people) have no idea how they come across to others.