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Here is a list of the largest majority employee-owned companies in the USA: http://www.nceo.org/articles/employee-ownership-100 http://www.nceo.org/articles/emp

Here is a list of the largest majority employee-owned companies in the USA: http://www.nceo.org/articles/employee-ownership-100 http://www.nceo.org/articles/employee-ownership-100. That is companies that are >50% employee owned. Companies marked with an asterisk are 100% employee-owned. The biggest 100% employee-owned company is Lifetouch Photography in MN with 25,000 employees. But Co-ops and employee owned companies are not the same thing. I have worked for several small co-ops that used consensus decision making. While it is true that everyone has an equal voice the tendency is to listen more to people with more experience or expertise in the particular area being discussed. Also, there is a lot of delegation that happens where subgroups are formed so not everyone is deciding what type of toilet paper to buy or how exactly we should implement some minor detail. That being said sometimes random people come up with the best ideas, so it was helpful to have them involved. I found consensus decision making to be a lengthy process but a rewarding one.

moron4hire 12y ago
Oh hey, two not far from me in Virginia, and they're both technology companies. Maaaaybe I'll give their job pages a little looksie. EDIT: maaaaybe I'll look at their websites before I post next time. I really don't want to be involved in the war industry.
specialist 12y ago
Consensus decision making is like QA: they can help make sure you're solving the right problem. The upfront effort often feels inefficient -- especially if the team is lost in the weeds -- but can save a lot of heartache. I've used various group decisions making processes to great effect. Joint application development (JAD) sessions for project kickoffs (scope setting). Approval voting for triage (issues with most votes get solved first). Roman evaluation (thumbs up/down) for acceptance testing. Story telling for post mortems. Etc, etc. I've also seen much wasteful decision making. I'm not smart, or yet experienced, enough to identify the qwan that makes certain teams rock and others fail.

moron4hire 12y ago

Oh hey, two not far from me in Virginia, and they're both technology companies. Maaaaybe I'll give their job pages a little looksie. EDIT: maaaaybe I'll look at their websites before I post next time. I really don't want to be involved in the war industry.

specialist 12y ago

Consensus decision making is like QA: they can help make sure you're solving the right problem. The upfront effort often feels inefficient -- especially if the team is lost in the weeds -- but can save a lot of heartache. I've used various group decisions making processes to great effect. Joint application development (JAD) sessions for project kickoffs (scope setting). Approval voting for triage (issues with most votes get solved first). Roman evaluation (thumbs up/down) for acceptance testing. Story telling for post mortems. Etc, etc. I've also seen much wasteful decision making. I'm not smart, or yet experienced, enough to identify the qwan that makes certain teams rock and others fail.