Dissatisfaction drives decisions.
Agreeable leadership teams make lousy decisions.
If everyone is thinking alike, no one is thinking.
“The first rule in decision-making is that one does not make a decision unless there is disagreement.” Peter Drucker
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Don’t collaborate on everything. Everyone shouldn’t make every decision. Everyone doesn’t have to agree on every decision.
Collaboration backfires when it dilutes responsibility.
Lack of accountability means collaboration stagnation.
Many leaders weaken decision-making by prioritizing agreement over commitments.
Over-concern about agreement sabotages decision-making. In some situations, people don’t commit until they agree 100%. When that’s true, change your process and expect everyone to commit once decisions are made.
Those who aren’t committed find fault. Those who are committed find a way.
Consensus decision-making is an obstacle to success when groups are large, and issues are complicated.
Requiring 100% agreement unnecessarily complicates decisions.
Forget consensus; aim for commitment when making decisions.
Never make decisions until there’s disagreement.
A camel is a horse designed by consensus.
Consensus distills dynamic options into dull decisions.
Complex situations have many solutions. People aren’t thinking when everyone agrees.
Consensus empowers obstructionists.
You haven’t found the best decision when everyone agrees. You found the easiest decision.
You don’t think straight when emotions are high.
Self-distancing enables a new way of seeing. LeBron James used self-distancing when he left the Cleveland Cavaliers and went to the Lakers.
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