Turning a dial rather than flipping a switch allows for nuance and makes consensus decision making possible.
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"This consensus decision-making means tough decisions don't get made, " said Barry.
Even where nations like Germany and France were disposed to take visionary actions (such as immediate recognition of Croatia and Slovenia -- and even the introduction of armed peacekeepers), the lowest-common denominator character of these organizations' consensus decision-making mechanisms made such actions utter non-starters.
When we gain consensus on a decision or course of action, everyone agrees on the surface.
"The responses to our consultation show that there is broad consensus that our decision to replace three bodies with one is the right one, " Mr Griffiths said.
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His style is consensus-building, his decision-making less unilateral and impetuous than Kan or, particularly, Hatoyama.
It says it will seek consensus, but calls for decision by simple majority.
That Ford made the right decision is the consensus today, but he was savaged unceasingly once he did the deed.
The decision follows established judicial consensus that online services like YouTube are protected when they work cooperatively with copyright holders to help them manage their rights online.
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The Assembly could reach a consensus agreement, such as postponing the decision, rather than forcing a vote because, as Professor Heymann puts it, "nobody wants to see the World Health Organization lose power" if its rulings are ignored.
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In a statement, Wal-Mart said it respected the government's decision and looked forward to arriving at a consensus.
Unlike other major central banks, including the Bank of England and the US Federal Reserve, the Bank of Canada's six-member governing council makes its decisions by consensus rather than votes and present verdicts as a common decision, thereby avoiding being labelled hard or soft on policy.
Decision-making on a nonprofit board requires building consensus, a very different skill from influencing someone who reports to you.
Its next rate decision is scheduled for Aug. 27, and consensus expectations are for it to stand still at 6.00%.
The Bush administration, for want of a consensus within it, gives every impression of having deferred a decision on what sort of policy to have towards Iran.
The announcement surprised his own cabinet ministers, who were notified of the decision only hours beforehand, and shocked a political system in which consensus-building skill is prized.
When looking at the answers, the team quickly realized that the previous companies had very different decision-making cultures (one was a slow process of building consensus, and the other used open, time-bound debate with final decisions made by the CEO).
Explaining the government's decision, Welfare Minister Lord Freud said there had been a "clear consensus" that the three month time limit was the "fairest solution".
Sir John says this is "worthy of consideration", but notes that it is "a decision of broad national significance which would require a broad political and public consensus".
To fix this problem, the team asked themselves some simple questions about the decision-making culture: To what extent are decisions currently made by consensus or by the CEO (on a scale of 1-10)?
The BJP says former finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, now India's president, assured parliament last year that the decision to allow foreign supermarket chains into the country would only be made after consensus was reached in parliament.
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Mr Gray said the first minister had "no consensus with himself on this issue" and was guilty of "dither delay and dodging" on the decision.
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