Make Decisions in the Right Place
Problem: Community members are excluded from decisions. They feel unvalued and you miss out on important input.
I’ve alluded to this in a few places already, but I want to say it very directly before the chapter comes to an end: where you make your decisions matters. You may wonder why I essentially repeated the title of the section in the very first sentence. Because it’s important, that’s why. I talked about this in Take a Vote, but it can’t be said often enough.
If you’re only making decisions in meetings, you’re severely restricting who can be a part of the decision-making process. This is particularly true if you allow in-meeting additions to the agenda. Issues can arise even when everyone is in the same ...
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