YOUR GROUPSPOSITIVE RESULTS

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NEGATIVE RESULTS

TEAMS

(AI) (GII)

HIERARCHICAL PDMTEAM

HIERARCHICALTEAM (AI)

GOAL

GOAL GOAL GOAL

TASK TASK TASKTASK TASK TASK

“TEAMWORK IS A LOT OF PEOPLE DOING WHAT I SAY.” (MKT.EXEC, CITRIX CORPORATION)

PARTICIPATIVE DECISION MAKING

(PDM)

POSSIBLE ADVANTAGES:

• GREATER INFORMATION• MORE APPROACHES• INCREASED ACCEPTANCE• BETTER COMPREHENSION OF

DECISION

PDM

POSSIBLE DISADVANTAGES:

• PREMATURE DECISIONS• INDIVIDUAL DOMINATION• CONFLICTING SOLUTIONS• PRIOR COMMITMENT• AMBIGUOUS RESPONSIBILITY

PDM

+OR -?

• DISAGREEMENT• CONFLICTS• TAKING RISKS• TIME REQUIREMENTS

PDM

WHEN TO USE?

VROOM-YETTON MODEL

PDMWHEN TO USE (NORMAN MEIER)

GROUP

FLIPCOIN

EXPERT/ LEADER

CONFERENCE LEADERSHIP

HIGH

LOW

LOW HIGH QUALITY

AC

CE

PT

AN

CE

PDMPRECONDITION:

***TRAINED GROUP***

• COMMUNICATION• TRUST• ACTIVE• TAKE RESPONSIBILITY• PROBLEM SOLVING

•COMPONENTS OF PDM

• LEADER

• SELECT PARTICIPANTS (QUALIFIED)

• STATE CONSTRAINTS

• LEADER NOT STATE OPINION

• PROTECT QUALITY

• PROTECT ACCEPTANCE

• MANAGE VOCAL PEOPLE

• DRAW OUT QUIET

• MANAGE MEETING

COMPONENTS OF PDM

• Listen to understand

• Willingness to change position

• All members generally participating

• Trying out new ideas on each other

• Finding stimulation in disagreement

• Interacting and reaching consensus

PDM: EFFECTIVE ACTIVITIES

• Selling preferred opinions

• Listening to refute/not listening at all

• Defending one’s position to the end

• A few members dominating

• Reacting unfavorably to disagreement

• Converting others by 1-to-1 attempts

PDM: INEFFECTIVE ACTIVITIES