Consensus Decision-making LO8214

Ben Compton (BCOMPTON@novell.com)
Fri, 28 Jun 1996 19:39:48 -0600

Replying to LO8129 --

Carey wrote:

> if you go for commirtment instead of consensus you get loyality,
> passion, enthusiasm, and internal rewards. if you go for commitment,
> you get compliance.

> without passion, the compliance is merely a set of behaviours

Commitment takes longer to get, but it is more effective. Unfortunately,
today speed is an important to competitiveness. Commitment, however, once
achieved, can substantially improve the speed with which a group of people
function. Clearly this requires a long-term commitment to an endeavor . .

-- 

Benjamin B. Compton ("Ben") | email: bcompton@novell.com Novell GroupWare Technical Engineer | fax: (801) 222-6991

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