Comments on: Reagan’s 80% Rule http://www.texasstartupblog.com/2007/07/16/reagans-80-rule/ Spurring innovation and entrepreneurship. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:43:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Sports News and Resources http://www.texasstartupblog.com/2007/07/16/reagans-80-rule/#comment-278418 Sports News and Resources Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:00:00 +0000 http://www.texasstartupblog.com/2007/07/16/reagans-80-rule/#comment-278418 <strong>Sports News and Resources</strong> Sorry, it just sounds like a crazy idea for me :) Sports News and Resources

Sorry, it just sounds like a crazy idea for me :)

]]> By: When does the argument become unhealthy? « wicksite http://www.texasstartupblog.com/2007/07/16/reagans-80-rule/#comment-196480 When does the argument become unhealthy? « wicksite Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:55:10 +0000 http://www.texasstartupblog.com/2007/07/16/reagans-80-rule/#comment-196480 [...] But how do you balance productive disagreement such that it doesn’t slide toward groupthink (where no one dissents, ever) or the quagmire of constant debate (where every little issue is argued)? I like what Alexander Muse has to say about it in his blog (via Ronald Reagan): …this 80% rule is very true in running a business as well. You can’t expect your employees to agree with 100% of your decisions. But your employees also realize that they will never agree with 100% of their company’s decisions. At about the 80% rule, with enough transparency around decision-making to make the missing 20% at least seem rational, you have a winning formula. [...] [...] But how do you balance productive disagreement such that it doesn’t slide toward groupthink (where no one dissents, ever) or the quagmire of constant debate (where every little issue is argued)? I like what Alexander Muse has to say about it in his blog (via Ronald Reagan): …this 80% rule is very true in running a business as well. You can’t expect your employees to agree with 100% of your decisions. But your employees also realize that they will never agree with 100% of their company’s decisions. At about the 80% rule, with enough transparency around decision-making to make the missing 20% at least seem rational, you have a winning formula. [...]

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