Costly process: Consensus decision-making can be resource-intensive, requiring team members to spend a lot of time and effort. This can translate into higher operational costs for the organization.

Consensus doesn’t scale. Learn why successful organizations limit excessive input in business decision making, accelerating ...

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 ...

Consensus is an inclusive and participatory model of decision making and has historically been used by activists since the 1950s. The Latin root of the word is consentire, ‘con’ meaning together and ...

Consensus Decision Making: When to Let it Go. ... Instead, focus on the 80/20 rule: if everyone is reasonably happy, conduct a process check to see if this is enough of a win-win to move forward.

Major bodies using consensus. In Canada, some major organizations are taking more inclusive and deliberative decision-making seriously. There are even two governmental bodies in Canada that have a ...

Consensus: Easy to say, easier to recommend, but very hard to accomplish. Here’s how leaders turn a group into a team. IT leaders have five ways to make decisions. Their decision-making can be ...