A fair percentage of leaders, especially in startups, professional groups and not-for-profits, pursue the holy grail of decision making by consensus. But it’s usually a bad idea, leading often ...

Worse, voting can silence voices and thwart creativity. Formal consensus decision-making leads to broader engagement. I have been training leaders in formal consensus decision-making for more than ...

Trust your intuition rather than subjecting everyone to the tyranny of consensus. Ironically, in some circumstances, you will find that the decision ... that they are making a mistake.

Now, ecologists know that this synchronized exodus is timed with a sophisticated behavior called “consensus decision-making,” where the group’s majority chooses the birds’ actions.

Psychologists' take on the power of consensus, and how it enhances decision-making Also In This Package Look: Indigenous people at frontlines of climate fight Look: What awaits visitors at the ...

Those findings, "Pediatric Decision Making: Consensus Recommendations," appeared in Pediatrics on Aug. 9. Erica K. Salter, Ph.D., associate professor of health care ethics and pediatrics at Saint ...

To fix the problem, COPUOS needs to rethink its approach to consensus decision-making. For COPUOS, the goal should be to change its approach to consensus decision-making, not abandon its pursuit ...