Assumptions are often a list of dominant and unspoken principles that drive a person's or organization's decision-making behavior. For example, a decision to hold a men's event by playing basketball is concluded based off the assumption that men bond more easily by activities. However, even though assumptions play a vital role in decision-making, they are very rarely voiced or discussed.
Failure to voice and discuss these driving principles can result in:
- Grown tensions between team members through lack of understanding because of unvoiced conflicting assumptions
- Tendency to focus on the option-level of decision-making rather than addressing the root assumption-level driving the decisions
- Poor decisions because of unearthed assumptions that are wrong, or have become wrong with a changing culture
As I begin to think through my own ministry philosophy and attempt to unearth my assumptions, I will post them here to get your views/thoughts on.
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