Rol stated
>.....However, the realities of today's world may allow insufficient time or
resources to find the correct path. Some tactics I have used when I
recognized the existence of a problem. Avoid consensus decision-making. You
may never get it. Point out, if necessary, several times, that person x is
the only one who disagrees, and in the name of making progress, you will
>have to accept the group's decision >even with his or her disagreement.
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In a rush? Not enought time to spend on resolving the resistance?
It sounds as if there is no real attempt to dig deeper and find out the
underlying concerns of the 'problem person'. What is it, this person what
quickly go along with group think? Is the rest of the group using Theory I
governing values?(Argyris)
Targeting and isolating the person seems like a violent approach to take with
a team memnber. Many of the other 'tactics' are similary distastful. Public
discussion of the real (undiscussables) issues obviously would be a more
palatable(sp) approach.
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JOe DiVincenzo
NEANY@aol.com
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