YOUR GROUPS POSITIVE RESULTS | NEGATIVE RESULTS

TEAMS (AI)(GII) HIERARCHICAL PDM TEAM

HIERARCHICAL TEAM (AI) GOAL GOAL GOAL GOAL TASKTASK TASKTASK TASKTASK “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

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

PDM PRECONDITION: ***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