A client recently told me, "To people who bring me decisions they don't feel comfortable or empowered to make, I say, "Only bring me right decisions. I only want to choose between right and right." I liked that a lot and wanted to hear more. (more…)

Some people have a strong distaste for consensus. They say it takes too much time. They describe the painful details of the myriad ways in which group members polarize on issues and then threaten to use their veto power when they don't achieve their individual purposes. I find these processes distasteful myself. They take up too much time and can...