Consensus Management

Consensus Management

Duration: 2 days

Successful leaders know that profitability depends not just on product, price and processes, but on people. The ability to build consensus among disparate voices and interests is a vital component of virtually every end of the business chain: from aligning forces for smooth and efficient internal operations to reducing workplace stress; from motivating and managing the work team to building a strong and profitable customer base.

By the end of the session, the participants should be able to:
1. Understand their own and others’ styles, strengths and weaknesses
2. Understand the difference between consensus and compromise
3. Use effective meeting facilitation and brainstorming techniques
4. Use power-listening to gain understanding and agreement
5. Know how to create synergies by understanding the goals of the other party
6. Know when to stop pushing
7. Understand the key to turn conflict into collaboration through problem-solving
8. Know how to handle disagreements without harming relationships