Appreciative Strategies wants your organization to skip the trip! Often groups make decisions and support each other based upon ideas that they don't agree with. Groups may attempt to avoid conflict by agreeing or remaining silent as suggestions and ideas are offered during decision making. Individuals may wait to see the direction that others are leaning or just feel like they should agree with the boss. In these scenarios teams often head down the wrong road. This dynamic is sometimes known as "The Abilene Paradox" (Dr. Jerry Harvey and CRM Learning).
Decision making and problem solving training can help your organization better understand ways to make good decisions. An element of this training may include a short video segment about the Abilene Paradox. During this video a family discusses making a trip to Abilene while playing a game of dominoes. As it turns out this is a trip that nobody really wants to take, but they do. The video goes on to show real world examples of how decision making in groups can lead an organization down the wrong road.
No organization wants to waste the time, money, or other resources on wasted effort and poor decisions. Discovering ways that teams can make better decisions and solve problems is paramount to high performance. Consider the importance of effective decision making - what are the risks, consequences, and rewards? Appreciative Strategies can help your employee teams or the entire organization discover fresh new ideas and learn to - skip the trip!
Contact Appreciative Strategies today to learn more about training and consulting services which may help your organization skip the trip!
