Do you struggle with making decisions as a group? Are your efforts at collaboration not working? Do you struggle to get management buy-in to group recommendations? The Collaborative Decision Making Toolbook addresses these challenges and more.
You’ll discover how to:
- Work seamlessly as a team to make decisions that foster buy-in
- Progress through the 4 stages of the decision making process, step-by-step
- Document each stage of the process to create buy-in and transparency
A step-by-step guide for empowering team members to make the best possible decisions.
Drawing from a 25-year career assisting complex organizations across diverse industries, our team broke down collaborative decision making into a step-by-step process. Using a conversational style and a practical approach, we place everything you need to know about team-based decision making at your fingertips.
Section I sets the stage, highlighting the benefits of collaboration and offering guidelines for a successful outcome. In these pages, you’ll discover:
- What collaboration really means (and why most people get it wrong)
- How to engage your team in the decision-making process
- How teams can make the best possible decision in the shortest period of time
- The four stages of decision making – Define, Choose, Identify and Decide (DCID)
Illustrated, Step-by-Step Process
In Section II, you’ll find illustrated, step-by-step instructions for the tools used in making decisions collaboratively. Each chapter presents a different tool, providing visual guidance on what the results of each step should look like.
Whether you’re a team leader or a team member, this detailed guide will prove indispensable in upgrading your team’s performance and safeguarding your sanity.
About the Authors
Paula Martin
Paula Martin is the Founder and CEO of the International Matrix Management Institute. She has worked with matrix organizations for over 30 years helping them create project systems, develop organizational management systems, and define matrix structures that support their business strategies. She’s realigned and re-engineered their business processes, worked with their leadership teams to enhance performance and helped them define accountability.
Paula is the primary developer of the Matrix Management 2.0™ organizational operating system and the author of the Matrix Management 2.0™ Body of Knowledge, Matrix Management Reinvented: Book 1-The New Game in Town, Managing Projects in a Matrix, Matrix Management Reinvented: Book 2-The 7 Shifts Needed to Be a Successful Leader and eight other titles related to organizational improvement and matrix management.
Cathy Cassidy
Cathy Cassidy is the Managing Director of the Matrix Management Institute. She is a co-developer of the Matrix Management 2.0 Operating System. She is a key contributor to the Matrix Management 2.0™ Body of Knowledge and the author of several books on matrix management, including Managing Projects in a Matrix.
Cathy works directly with clients in operationalizing their matrix organizations, defining horizontal governance structure, creating project systems, and developing collaborative leadership skills they need to succeed in today’s complex, dynamic environment.