Career · FORTUNE
Fortune #31
Mixed — reflect carefully
When a teammate disagrees, restate the shared outcome and decision criteria before arguing over methods.
QUOTE CARD
A quote for you
“ท้ายที่สุดแล้ว ผู้นำที่แท้จริงไม่ใช่ผู้ที่แสวงหาฉันทามติ แต่เป็นผู้สร้างฉันทามติ”
— มาร์ติน ลูเธอร์ คิง จูเนียร์
ผู้นำสิทธิพลเมืองสหรัฐฯ และเจ้าของรางวัลโนเบลสันติภาพ ผู้ต่อสู้ด้วยสันติวิธี
- Person
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- Source work
- Quotes / 1960s / Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution (1965)
- Source text
- Ultimately a genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus, but a molder of consensus.
STORY & REFLECTION
Two approaches to the same goal
Guidance-based illustration · Two approaches to the same goal
Illustrative scene: One teammate wants a simple version sent quickly; the other wants more detail. Soon they are arguing about who cares more about quality.
They return to the customer's decision date and find that a concise summary can go first, with an appendix later. Their disagreement becomes a design choice rather than an accusation.
Atlassian's roles exercise asks teams to document and agree on responsibilities, including gaps without an owner. That clarifies who decides and who does the work.
Disagreement need not produce a loser when the criterion comes from the work and its users rather than pride.
Reflection
Disagreement should return to the shared goal.
A small action today
Summarize agreement before proposing options.
A question to reflect on
What result do both of you want despite disagreeing on method?