10Moving Beyond Consensus
We have all heard the quip that a camel is a horse designed by committee. For people in some organizations, the camel would be a welcome outcome—at least there’s some kind of animal coming out of that committee! Do you work in an organization that is driven by consensus? If so, then you may already be meeting’d to death. Consensus is one of those ideas that sound so logical when you hear it and then drive most people crazy when they try to implement it.
According to Merriam-Webster, consensus has the following meanings:
1a: general agreement: unanimity1b: the judgment arrived at by most of those concerned2: group solidarity in sentiment and belief
What’s not to like about general agreement or group solidarity? The sticky ...
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