In a business environment, consensus decision-making is often prized for encouraging inclusivity and ensuring all voices are heard. However, an over-reliance on consensus can stymie a company's ...

In a small, highly aligned team, collective decision making can be efficient. But as an organization scales up, consensus-driven business decision making becomes a bottleneck. In the modern workforce, ...

And this decision-making style is so greatly venerated by organizations, for one, because it matches democratic ideals that most of us hold dear — egalitarianism, fairness, inclusion. But what’s more, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. While consensus might seem like an easy way to maintain harmony, it often stifles creativity and critical thinking. Effective ...

As an organizational change management consultant, I work with companies that struggle to embrace change. Grand visions can be stifled by inability to execute the work. Too many choices blur the right ...