What do you do when a teammate says, "I won't stand in the way of the team accepting the proposal." and when asked directly whether they will support the proposal, they hem and haw without clearly saying "Yes."? In my post on Decide as a Team, I discussed how a team can use the Roman Evaluation Process to make a consensus decision and, if … [Read more...]
Word Choices — We — Part 2
In my first entry about the word "we," I argued using the words "We decided to..." often create ambiguity. I suggested asking yourself several questions to reduce ambiguity either when you hear those words or when you are about to say them. In this entry, I will lay out the case for when using the words "We decided … [Read more...]