Multi-voting systematic limits dialogue to sort or prioritize a objective influenced long list of options participative choices feels like a win real priorities may not surface Majority fast may be too fast trivial matter Voting high quality with winners and when there are clear dialogue losers options clear outcome no dialogue if division of is influenced okay choices Consensus collaborative time important issues Building systematic requires data when total buy-in participative and member matters discussion- skills oriented encourages commitment Effective Decision-Making Behaviors To make any decision process work, group members need to behave themselves in certain specific ways. These behaviors can be shared with the group or generated and agreed to as guidelines in advance of any decision-making session. Behaviors That Help Behaviors That Hinder Listening to others’ ideas politely, even when Interrupting people in mid-sentence you don’t agree Paraphrasing the main points made by Not acknowledging the ideas that others have another person, especially if you’re about to put on the table contradict their ideas Praising others’ ideas Criticizing others’ ideas, as opposed to giving them useful feedback Building on others’ Pushing your own ideas while ignoring others’ input
Multi-voting systematic objective participative feels like a win limits dialogue influenced choices real priorities may not surface to sort or prioritize a long list of options Majority Voting fast high quality with dialogue clear outcome may be too fast winners and losers no dialogue influenced choices trivial matter when there are clear options if division of is okay Consensus Building collaborative systematic participative discussion- oriented encourages commitment time requires data and member skills important issues when total buy-in matters Effective Decision-Making Behaviors To make any decision process work, group members need to behave themselves in certain specific ways. These behaviors can be shared with the group or generated and agreed to as guidelines in advance of any decision-making session. Behaviors That Help Behaviors That Hinder Listening to others’ ideas politely, even when you don’t agree Interrupting people in mid-sentence Paraphrasing the main points made by another person, especially if you’re about to contradict their ideas Not acknowledging the ideas that others have put on the table Praising others’ ideas Criticizing others’ ideas, as opposed to giving them useful feedback Building on others’ Pushing your own ideas while ignoring others’ input