There is something to be said about the notion of Disagreeing and then Committing that resonates with me as a valid approach for today’s organizational cultures making decisions. I’ve heard the expression for many years, so I became curious about its origins and did a little research that I’d like to share with you.
Here’s a wonderful video by Meirav Owen to start things off –
https://ecorner.stanford.edu/clips/learning-to-disagree-and-commit/
I believe Andy Grove was the first to reference it in his role at Intel –
Jeff Bezos famously leveraged the idea at Amazon –
SuperPower of the Disagree & Commit Culture –
https://medium.com/blablacar/the-superpower-of-the-disagree-and-commit-culture-c7085956bde0
Another take by Aaron Lynn –
https://aaronlynn.com/business/people-teams/disagree-and-commit/
Gustavo Razzetti helps deepen D&C by creating a 5-step playbook of sorts –
https://gustavorazzetti.substack.com/p/disagree-and-commit-a-5-step-playbook
Kim Scott and the Get Sh*t Done Wheel seem to be a similar approach –
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-use-get-sht-done-wheel-reinforce-collaborative-respectful-scott/
Wrapping Up
I hope you found the articles around Disagree & Commit to be a useful exploration. I also hope it heightens your cultural decision-making evolution.
I often refer to decisions as having a “stickiness” factor, and D&C helps focus on increasing their stickiness.
One final reference is to the Core Protocols, which Jim and Michele McCarthy introduced in their book Software for Your Head and Richard Kasperowski in his work at https://thecoreprotocols.org/
The McCarthy’s work doesn’t receive nearly the attention it deserves. I recommend you take a deeper dive into the Core Protocols – https://mccarthyshow.com/the-core-html-version/
Whether you agree or disagree with me, I hope you can commit to weaving this model into your decision-making culture.
Stay agile my friends,
Bob.