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DECISION-MAKING STRATEGIES FACULTY TEAMS THAT REACH CONSENSUS Developed from the Contents of Reginald Leon Green’s Practicing the Art of Leadership: A Problem-based Approach to Implementing the ISLLC Standards Chapter 5 Decision-Making Strategies Leaders of learning organizations are skilled in determining decisions that must be made with the involvement of members of the faculty. Decision-Making Strategies This module presents strategies that can be used by school leaders to effectively involve faculty members in the decision-making process. The Art of Decision Making Decision making is a skill that must be mastered. The Art of Decision Making There are at least three ways in which school leaders make group decisions: Autocratic Group Decisions Decisions that are made for the group by the leader are known as autocratic decisions and are likely to produce winners and losers. Quick decision making is an advantage of this process. Democratic Decision Making Democratic decision making is a slow and cumbersome process. However, it works well for very large groups, like a school faculty. With this process, there are also winners and losers. Decision Making by Consensus Consensus is another form of group decision making. It is difficult to master; however, in terms of acceptance and implementation of decisions made, it is the most rewarding. This method works very well for small group problem-solving. Group Decision Making In a Learning Organization: The final decision does not produce winners or losers; everyone wins. All participants own the final decision and willingly assist in its implementation. Group Decision Making In a Learning Organization: A positive atmosphere promotes a level of trust and understanding among faculty members. Disagreement is not considered a barrier to reaching final agreement. Group Decision Making In a Learning Organization: Brainstorming techniques are used to generate possible solutions without valu