Tool for achieving team consensus
Consensus: the key to a collaborative process
Have you ever attended a meeting where discussions become stuck, where everyone stands their ground, and no clear decision emerges? Or perhaps you’ve personally felt that your opinion wasn’t heard, that your ideas weren’t considered in what should have been a collective process? This realization likely led you to seek a solution, because you see the effects: frustration, loss of motivation, decisions that don’t engage anyone.
When decisions are made without genuine shared reflection, the impact is immediate: divided teams, stalled projects, and a lack of buy-in that slows progress. However, achieving consensus doesn’t mean striving for unanimity at all costs—it means creating a dynamic where everyone feels involved, and the decisions made generate real commitment. When consensus is reached in a structured manner, it becomes a driving force for effectiveness and unity, avoiding unnecessary blockages and turning collaboration into a true lever for success. Available in French.
A simple method for achieving collective decision-making
The CODM model is based on four steps: Consensus, Oriented, Decision, and Making. This method is accessible, clear, and structured, leading to a shared decision supported by all team members. It guides you in adopting a concrete approach, offering reflection points and deliverables expected at each stage, helping you stay on track throughout the process.
Naturally, this approach strengthens the cohesion of your group and the effectiveness of your actions. It’s also an excellent opportunity, as a leader, to incorporate a new approach and explore a method that fosters more collaborative decision-making.
Consensus isn’t about compromise; it’s about collective construction around a common vision. You’ll be able to make stronger decisions while ensuring greater harmony within your teams. The tool also offers practical examples, but it’s important to adapt it to your specific context to get the best results. Here are some potential applications:
- Executive committee
- Work team
- Collaborative groups and round tables
- Board of cirectors
Your state after a few weeks
With the tool:
- Supported decisions: Choices will be clearer and better accepted by everyone.
- Increased engagement: Every team member will feel genuinely involved in the process.
- Better collaboration: Discussions will be smoother and more constructive, turning diverse ideas into strengths.
- Structured progress: Fewer blockages, more effectiveness in executing decisions.
Without the tool:
- Ongoing conflicts: Unresolved disagreements will hinder decision-making.
- Disengagement: Some team members will feel sidelined and less invested.
- Weak decisions: Contested choices will be constantly questioned.
- Slowed projects: Lack of buy-in will delay the implementation of actions.
Make consensus the driver of engagement and creativity
By adopting the tool, you unlock your team’s potential to make shared, effective, and harmonious decisions. You’ll go beyond just reaching an agreement and create a true culture of collaboration and mutual respect, where every voice counts. Each meeting, each working group becomes an opportunity to strengthen engagement, foster creativity, and turn challenges into opportunities.
Do you want to experience the impact of solid consensus and see your team operate with a new dynamic? Dare to be the one who introduces a concrete solution to avoid blockages and strengthen collective engagement.
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