Dangers of Group Decision Making
In Japanese culture, collectivist behavior is the norm (Takamiya, 1972), providing a high degree of consensus building. For executive leaders, consensus building is one of the most important skills to…
Leadership Style of Consultants
Consultants are in a unique leadership position. They serve within an organization, yet have no direct influence over the organization other than what is granted by the client. So, what…
Group Decision-Making for Success
For executive leaders, few leadership skills are more central to success than consensus building (Berman & Werther, 1996). For the Japanese, consensus building is a trademark of their decision making,…
Building Trust With Clients
Consultants must seek for the highest degree of effectiveness in order to be a success at consulting, however, highly effective consultants who lack the empathy necessary to build trust with…
Relationship of Intuition and Evidence
Current society is becoming more and more scientifically driven, causing organizational leadership to rely on evidence-based decision making, which relies on double-loop learning where habitual methodologies are examined against proven…
Questions Build Trust for Consultants
A consulting opportunity can be exciting, fulfilling, but it can also provide anxiety and uncertainty for both the client and the consultant. Initially it is necessary to establish the objectives,…
Intuition with Information
In our current scientific minded world, there is a constant push for leaders to rely on analytics in their decision making processes. However, many leaders, particularly seasoned leaders with a…
Decision Making the Japanese Way
Globalism is opening new doors of opportunity around the world, and creating new challenges. One challenge of the new global market is understanding how various cultures around the world approach…
Decision Making the Japanese Way
Globalism is opening new doors of opportunity around the world, and creating new challenges. One challenge of the new global market is understanding how various cultures around the world approach…
Consulting Servant
A century ago the predominant leadership style was the ‘great man’ approach driven by a strong hierarchical structure that placed power in descending order valuing compliance rather than collaboration (Northouse,…