Big calls are made by too few people, or for too short a time
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Widen With Stakes
Bring more people into a decision as the stakes rise, inverting the usual instinct to shrink the room.
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On the next big call, bring in a few more relevant people than you normally would, and take their input seriously.
Borrowed from the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, which involves more of its members in the decisions that matter most. Read the original source.
Other moves for this problem (5 of 5)
Kind of change
- The clearness committee · Ask questions only, give no adviceFor when: Someone faces a hard decision and the reflex is to hand them the answer (from a peer or the AI).
- The Long Shadow · Weigh the effect far into the futureFor when: A consequential decision is optimizing only for short-term gain.
- Sense of the meeting · Find a way forward everyone can stand behindFor when: A decision important enough that a defeated minority would quietly drag its feet.
- Weight by Track Record · Weight views by track record on the topicFor when: A contested decision where the loudest voice isn't the most credible.
- Decide It on the GroundFor when: The hard calls keep getting made in the heat of the moment.