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Making decisions

One of the main objectives of meetings is to make decisions on behalf of the
club/federation. There are 3 main methods for making decisions in meetings,
depending on the type of meeting and the people involved.

1. Voting
• Assumes conflict is inevitable.
• Is a fast process.
• Any commitment to a decision is clear.

2. Consensus
• Assumes agreement is possible.
• Emphasises cooperation within the group.

3. Group think
• Assumes agreement is possible.
• Pressure to conform to the majority can be present.

Activity 2.9

Which methods of decision making are used in your meetings and which is most
effective?

Activity 2.10

• Would the method of decision making vary between an annual general meeting
and a subcommittee meeting?

• If so, which method would be used more in an annual general meeting and
which might be used more in a subcommittee meeting?

Annual general meeting

Subcommittee meeting

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