It’s pretty simple really. If you make a choice from among several reasonable choices in your business, some of your team members or stakeholders will likely conclude you’ve made the wrong choice.
BILL MURPHY JR., WWW.BILLMURPHYJR.COM
takeaways of note:
call “Failure to Commit” what it is: a toxic mindset (although one that reflects such basic, human, emotional needs that it’s hard to condemn people for it)
Bezos’ simple 3-word phrase to overcome it… “Disagree and commit.”
Disagree – “consensus” isn’t the goal; it’s to review facts & make decisions… by putting “disagree” right into the decision-making goal, team members have option to go on record, record opposition, & move on to helping the team.
and – it’s just a conjunction; there’s a second component
Commit – makes clear that the goal isn’t agreement, it’s concerted, coordinated action; it’s also an implicit promise from the members of your team who might have disagreed…Commitment over consensus