Your team is under pressure to make a decision that will make or break your big project. You are shocked when all of your colleagues agree to what you believe will be a disastrous decision. When you regain your powers of speech, everyone is waiting for you to weigh in. (Thankfully, no one can read […]
8 Steps for Facilitating Constructive Conflict, Virtually
February 4, 2014 by Nancy Settle-Murphy
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How to Prevent ‘Unfair’ Decisions from Tearing Teams Apart
August 19, 2013 by Nancy Settle-Murphy
Nearly everyone in town breathed a sigh of relief when our selectmen recently voted to cut off conversations with the big gaming company that had its eye on building a casino here. Those of us who had helped to create a Facebook page and online petition to mobilize the opposition felt especially pleased with the […]
Magic Numbers for Successful Teamwork
July 22, 2013 by Nancy Settle-Murphy
People often ask me: What’s the ideal number of people to have on any given team to produce the best results? My answer: It depends. Several factors go into coming up with that magic number, such as: Clarity of goals and objectives, time available to get it right, ability of participants to work face-to-face versus […]
To speed decision-making, get rid of the noise
July 22, 2013 by Nancy Settle-Murphy
To be, or not to be? Not all decisions are as profound as Hamlet’s, but some team decisions can be real game-changers. Making tough decisions can stress out members of any team, but when you’re working as a geographically-dispersed team, the decision-making process can be especially draining. Why? Simply put, the decision-making process for virtual […]
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6 Essential Guidelines for Making Better Decisions, Virtually
July 22, 2013 by Nancy Settle-Murphy
Let’s face it. We’ve all made some pretty poor decisions. Sometimes it’s because we feel we have to keep moving, in any direction. Other times we just don’t want to have to think too hard, so we make the choice that requires the least scrutiny. When we make a bad decision that has fairly minor […]
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