Better Decisions

Hi,

It’s Andrew.

I sat in on a meeting not too long ago where everyone agreed with the leader.

No objections. No questions.

To me, the idea wasn’t great.

And when it was eventually executed, it didn’t produce the intended results.

Looking back, what stood out wasn’t the outcome. It was the meeting itself.

There was no pushback. No alternative view. Just quiet agreement.

That’s groupthink.

When the desire for harmony outweighs the need for good decisions.

It happens when agreement feels safer than curiosity.

When moving on feels easier than asking one uncomfortable question:

“Why are we doing it this way?”

The best decisions rarely start with everyone agreeing.

They usually start with one person pausing to ask why.

Why does this task always take longer than it should?

Why do the same issues keep coming back?

Why are we working around tools instead of letting them work for us?

Those questions aren’t negative.

They’re how progress begins.

Talk soon,

Andrew

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