YOUR GROUPS POSITIVE RESULTS | NEGATIVE RESULTS

TEAMS (AI) (GII) HIERARCHICAL PDM TEAM

HIERARCHICAL TEAM (AI) GOAL GOAL GOAL GOAL TASK TASK TASK TASK 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

POSSIBLE DISADVANTAGES: PREMATURE DECISIONS INDIVIDUAL DOMINATION 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

PDM WHEN TO USE (NORMAN MEIER) GROUP CONFERENCE LEADERSHIP HIGH ACCEPTANCE FLIP COIN EXPERT/ LEADER LOW LOW HIGH QUALITY

***TRAINED GROUP*** PDM PRECONDITION: COMMUNICATION TRUST ACTIVE TAKE RESPONSIBILITY PROBLEM SOLVING

COMPONENTS OF PDM LEADER SELECT PARTICIPANTS (QUALIFIED) STATE CONSTRAINTS LEADER NOT STATE OPINION

COMPONENTS OF PDM PROTECT QUALITY PROTECT ACCEPTANCE MANAGE VOCAL PEOPLE DRAW OUT QUIET MANAGE MEETING

PDM: EFFECTIVE ACTIVITIES 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: INEFFECTIVE 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