⏳the danger of consensus

Everyone agreed. That should have been my warning sign. We were in a leadership meeting. Big decision on the table. I asked for input. Every single person nodded along. "Yeah, makes sense." "I think that's right." "Let's do it." No pushback. No questions. No one playing devil's advocate. I felt good. Aligned team. Clear direction. Let's go. 12 months later that consensus decision didn’t pan out so hot. Actually, really fucking expensive mistake. I knew better too. It felt way too easy in that...