What constitutes consensus? It rather depends on the context. Carolyn Evans and Tanya van der Wall write about being collegiate but still reaching definitive decisions. Common use of the word ’consensus‘ can be confusing because it implies both an indistinct form of general agreement and connotes the character of any processes by which such agreement might…
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Draft report: ‘Shaping the Direction’
Client: Institute of the Sisters of Mercy in Australia Based on the results of the survey administered to the full membership body of all Congregations that are members of the Institute, this draft report brought to the Reconfiguring Committee the detailed data that supported the report of the Task Group which had been charged to…
Measuring consensus – a note on determining agreement
Achieving consensus by exhaustion is not decision making, writes Carolyn Evans, in a think piece for our coaching and mentoring practice. No board should allow the indistinct notion of “consensus” to over ride their legal, fiduciary and other duties as directors – and other decision making groups have parallel responsibilities which ought to be treated with equal respect….