Decision making in teams

Good decisions in the context of the workplace are all of the following:

• Meet the needs of the organization
• Practical to implement
• Made within a reasonable length of time

Types of decisions

Decisions take one of three forms:

1. Yes/no
2. Solution-based
3. Open-ended
   1. Start with brainstorm, then focus down

Factors in productive decision making

The following factors can help a team’s decision making ability.

• Individuals all have strong communication skills
• Power balanced among team members
• Group size less than 10
• Group members are familiar with each other
• No unresolved past conflicts