Effective decision-making
Australian Indigenous Governance Institute
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Welcome to another edition of ‘Tips from the Toolkit’, where we share valuable tips and insight from the Indigenous Governance Toolkit that can help you or your group with your governance journey.?
This time, we're talking about effective decision-making.
Effective decision-making can improve productivity and performance. Decisions may be about long-term policy or strategic planning, or about everyday matters, short-term projects or events.?
There’s a lot to consider when developing decision-making processes. This includes:?
Different people or groups of people in an organisation, community or nation have the power to make decisions on behalf of that group.?
You will need to follow your own constitution or rule book to determine who makes the decision, how and when. This includes when the board, CEO or staff will be the decision-maker, and when to involve members.
Ways to make decisions?
??Consensus decision-making?
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Consensus decision-making involves members of a group coming to agree on a given course of action. If unable to do so, they agree to disagree to support a consensus decision. Consensus decision-making can mean spending a lot of time hearing opinions for and against an issue. It also involves resolving issues through collective discussion.?
? Majority vote?
‘Majority rule’ is a common voting process used to make decisions in meetings. Each individual has the right to have their say and advocate (talk on behalf of) their position or views. Once a majority of the members or attendees of the meeting pass a decision, it’s binding on all of them.?
?? Making informed decisions?
An informed decision is:?
Want to find out more about how you can implement effective decision-making in your group’s context? Check out the Indigenous Governance Toolkit, where you’ll find tools to support you on your governance journey.?
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