"Teams tend to make decisions in one of three ways. All three approaches have their place and their strengths. However, trouble arises when we fall prey to overusing one of them. Or when we automatically apply a decision-making style without much thought as to what’s needed for that situation – a kind of ‘knee jerk’ decision-making tactic."
Decision making, especially when multiple people are involved, can be very tricky, and people are prone to making mistakes.
In this article Suzi McAlpine shares the most common decision making mistakes teams make, and suggestions on how to avoid them including being aware of one's default style, being transparent about how the decision will be made, and setting deadlines.
