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Sorry slightly off topic. But I need to know this. wait wait wait ... managing by consensus is .... bad? Where can I learn more about this to build consensus

• saryant 11y ago
  > because consensus is how all decisions are made This is the crux of it. All decisions are not made through consensus and I would wager that's true at most companies.
• fineman 11y ago
  If there is real consensus on what should happen then nobody is managing, things are just happening. But "managing by consensus" is forcing everyone to say they agree (hah!) about what the manager has already decided on. Depending on how much the manager has bought in it may either be 1) veiled authoritarianism or, worse, 2) a cult where they think this is helpful. I can work with you without having been forced to agree.
• coldtea 11y ago
  >because consensus is how all decisions are made Not in any place were there is a hierarchy. In most companies for example, there are CEO, managers, and middle managers, etc. They make a decision and you get to implement it. Ideally they'd like your consent to, but even if you don't consent, you don't get much of a say to what the company will do.