DECISION MAKING

This will be a very brief posting.

The following quote from P.F. Drucker resonated in my brain as soon as I read it:

“An effective decision is always a judgment based on dissenting opinions rather than on consensus on the facts”



I have seen too many leadership teams strive for consensus on the facts rather than sharing their dissenting opinions. The former always leads to indecisiveness. Having and then using a set of Ballpark Decision Criteria helps structure the discussion to bring out the dissenting opinions.