| "Use voting systems appropriate for the task. " I rather don't agree with this one. 'Voting' should almost never, ever be used. For so many reasons. Rarely should everyone have an 'equal say'. You are not 'equal citizens' in this. Second - is that it leads to politics - 'I helped you last time, you help me this time' etc. Unless you get into crazy things like 'hidden ballots'. There is no substitute for leadership. Often, a mediocre decision, executed upon well, will lead to better outcomes than 'great decisions' wherein their is fudging, lack of insight etc.. In situations that require broad input, a decent moderator should be able to assess the 'consensus' and go with that. In many design situations, architects and designers should basically set the direction, absent issues brought up by team members. Things like 'should we all use the same IDE' or 'what IDE's can we use' - obviously require a lot of input from team members and maximum flexibility. But things like API design ... that needs to be really well curated and it's best left to the experts - with strong feedback from team members. |