Going Horizontal

SEVEN

DECISION MAKING

Sharing the Power

Living is a constant process of deciding what we are going to do.

José Ortega y Gasset

Why Sharing Decision Making Is Important

“Should we hire that person?” “What’s the best price point on that product?” Decision making and organizational life go hand in hand. Decision making is what keeps an organization moving forward. How can employees be fully engaged in an organization if they are not part of its decision making? In fact, if organizations are serious about cultivating an adult-to-adult partnership culture where accountability stands strong and tall over blame and victimization, participation in decision ...