Define Roles
While working remotely, it is important to have clarity of roles in group decisions.
One common solution is to have a small decision making team, with clearly assigned roles, one of the most important being the decision driver, a person who guides the whole process.
Do not confuse this role with the person in charge of the final decision, usually the big boss; the decision driver is just the project manager of the decision.
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I teach Thinking and Deciding in Business for multiple schools in Romania and abroad. On top of that, I am an angel investor, a trainer and I run marathons, often dressed as Mickey Mouse.
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