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We all know in business that decision-making can sometimes be very slow and that sometimes the decisions made don’t make much sense to those who are asked to carry them out. So in order to address this issue we have RapidConsensus™ – an approach that helps people in teams to make good decisions and take [...]

You’ve just overheard snippets of a conversation in the corridor. Some people are discussing a meeting that’s just finished.
“Time flew”… “I didn’t expect we’d achieve so much”… “that was a fantastic debate”… “amazing that we all managed to agree”… “really energised”… “can’t wait to get on with it”…
You are intrigued. It’s a bit different from [...]

Wasting too much time in meetings? Need your meeting to reach agreement about ways of working? Need to get a fast decision on strategy or tactics?
Many people hate meetings. Why? Because they frequently take up so much time and achieve so little. So what would team leaders, project managers and departmental heads give for a [...]

Collective intelligence has been called the process of enhancing the group IQ and, as such, it is an extremely attractive proposition for managers and leaders. But how do you mine this intelligence? In principle we know that we can achieve more when we work together with others – but in practice how can we make [...]

Does reaching consensus have to be so difficult? Anthony Landale reports on a new approach that might just help teams to reach decisions fast and harmoniously.
Intolerant attitudes. Lack of respect for others. The ‘me first’ society. You can take your pick as to why people find it so hard to rub along together. But wouldn’t [...]